Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

सर्वलक्षणसम्पन्नां सर्वोपस्करसंयुताम् । दत्त्वा विप्राय कपिलां न शोचति कृताकृते

Transliteration

sarvalakṣaṇasampannāṃ sarvopaskarasaṃyutām | dattvā viprāya kapilāṃ na śocati kṛtākṛte

Translation

«Ayant donné à un brāhmaṇa une vache kapilā pourvue de tous les signes de bon augure et munie de tous les accessoires requis, on ne s’afflige ni de ce qui fut fait ni de ce qui ne le fut pas.»

Word by Word

• सर्व-लक्षण-सम्पन्नाम्: endowed with all auspicious marks
• सर्व-लक्षण-सम्पन्नाम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्पन्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समासः; स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्; ‘कपिलाम्’ विशेषयति

• सर्व-उपस्कर-संयुताम्: provided with all equipment/accoutrements
• सर्व-उपस्कर-संयुताम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + उपस्कर (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समासः; स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘कपिलाम्’ विशेषयति

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्तम् (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया

• विप्राय: to a brāhmaṇa
• विप्राय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः (4th/Dative), एकवचनम्

• कपिलाम्: a kapilā cow
• कपिलाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपिला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्

• न: not
• न: Nipata (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम् (negation particle)

• शोचति: grieves
• शोचति: Kriya (Predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present Indicative), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्

• कृत-अकृते: in what is done and not done (deeds/omissions)
• कृत-अकृते: Adhikarana (Domain/locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + अकृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समासः (इतरेतर); नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (7th/Locative), एकवचनम्; विषयाधिकरणम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced: Āvantya Khaṇḍa narrative style within Revā Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (go-dāna context)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A well-adorned tawny cow with auspicious marks stands with accessories; a brāhmaṇa receives the gift; the donor’s face shows relief and serenity, symbolizing freedom from regret.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa
• Kapilā (cow)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Complete, well-prepared charity (dāna) brings inner assurance and freedom from remorse, a key Purāṇic marker of merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā/Narmadā sacred region described in Revā Khaṇḍa, emphasizing tīrtha-based dāna.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Donation of a kapilā cow to a brāhmaṇa, ideally endowed with auspicious qualities and accompanied by necessary accessories (upaskara).