Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 130

Devanagari script

वित्तानुरूपतो दत्तं सुवर्णं मन्त्रकल्पितम् । अग्निर्हि देवाः सर्वे सुवर्णं च हुताशनात्

Transliteration

vittānurūpato dattaṃ suvarṇaṃ mantrakalpitam | agnirhi devāḥ sarve suvarṇaṃ ca hutāśanāt

Translation

Qu’on offre de l’or selon ses moyens, sanctifié par le mantra. Car Agni est, en vérité, tous les dieux, et l’or naît de Hutāśana, le Feu.

Word by Word

• वित्तानुरूपतः: according to (one's) wealth
• वित्तानुरूपतः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वित्त + अनुरूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण), तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb) — 'वित्तस्य अनुरूपम्' इति अर्थे

• दत्तम्: given
• दत्तम्: Kriya (Predicate/Verbal adjective)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) → दत्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगे 'given'

• सुवर्णम्: gold
• सुवर्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• मन्त्रकल्पितम्: prepared/empowered by mantra
• मन्त्रकल्पितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मन्त्र + कल्पित (कृदन्त)
• Form: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषार्थे समासः; 'मन्त्रेण कल्पितम्'—क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सुवर्णस्य विशेषणम्

• अग्निः: Agni (fire-god)
• अग्निः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha-bodhaka (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधान/हेतु-सूचक

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; देवाः इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• सुवर्णम्: gold
• सुवर्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• हुताशनात्: from Hutāśana (Agni)
• हुताशनात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हुताशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; हुतं अश्नाति इति—अग्नेः नाम; अपादानार्थे

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (contextual attribution within Āvantya Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrthas (general frame of Revākhaṇḍa)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee at a riverside shrine prepares a small quantity of gold for donation, sanctifying it with mantra beside a glowing fire-altar; Agni is visualized as the conduit to all devas.

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Hutāśana (Fire)
• Suvarṇa (gold)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Charity should match one’s capacity, and when offered with mantra it becomes a sacred act that pleases the divine order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā/Narmadā pilgrimage setting where dāna accompanies snāna and pūjā as part of tīrtha-dharma.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Give gold as dāna according to one’s means, with mantra-sanctification, grounded in Agni-centered symbolism.