Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

भरणं पानं वस्त्रं च ददाम्येतस्य रोगिणः । ऋषिः शौनकमुख्योऽसौ शाण्डिलीं मां विजानत

Transliteration

bharaṇaṃ pānaṃ vastraṃ ca dadāmyetasya rogiṇaḥ | ṛṣiḥ śaunakamukhyo'sau śāṇḍilīṃ māṃ vijānata

Translation

Je donne à ce malade nourriture, boisson et vêtement. Il est un rishi, éminent comme Śaunaka ; et sachez que je suis Śāṇḍilī.

Word by Word

• bharaṇaṃ: support / maintenance
• bharaṇaṃ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bharaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• pānaṃ: drink
• pānaṃ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• vastraṃ: clothing
• vastraṃ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vastra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• dadāmi: I give
• dadāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• etasya: of this (one)
• etasya: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• rogiṇaḥ: of the sick person
• rogiṇaḥ: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• ṛṣiḥ: sage
• ṛṣiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• śaunakamukhyaḥ: chief among (them), Śaunaka
• śaunakamukhyaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śaunaka + mukhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (शौनकः एव मुख्यः)

• asau: that (person)
• asau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: adas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• śāṇḍilīṃ: Śāṇḍilī (name)
• śāṇḍilīṃ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śāṇḍilī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• māṃ: me
• māṃ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• vijānata: know / recognize (you all)
• vijānata: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi + jñā (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Śāṇḍilī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā tīrtha (didactic setting)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience within the kathā frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śāṇḍilī gestures toward the bag, declaring the occupant a venerable sage; nearby are simple provisions—water pot, cloth bundle, and food—signifying her ongoing care.

Characters & Entities

• Śāṇḍilī
• Śaunaka (as a standard of sagehood)
• Her husband (a ṛṣi, unnamed here)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Caring for the sick with food, drink, and clothing is dharma; service to a righteous spouse is treated as meritorious tapas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is named; the verse foregrounds dāna-like caregiving within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A practical dharma is implied: providing bharaṇa (support/food), pāna (water), and vastra (clothing) to an ailing person.