Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

शक्र उवाच । किं तवागमनं चात्र किं कार्यं कथयस्व मे । यदस्मदीयं वित्तं हि तत्ते दास्यामि दानव

Transliteration

śakra uvāca | kiṃ tavāgamanaṃ cātra kiṃ kāryaṃ kathayasva me | yadasmadīyaṃ vittaṃ hi tatte dāsyāmi dānava

Translation

Śakra dit : «Pourquoi es-tu venu ici, et quel est ton dessein ? Dis-le-moi. Toute richesse qui est la nôtre, je te la donnerai, ô Dānava.»

Word by Word

• śakraḥ: Śakra (Indra)
• śakraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śakra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• kim: what?
• kim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; पुरुषवाचक सर्वनाम

• āgamanam: coming, arrival
• āgamanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āgamana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन

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

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• kim: what?
• kim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक सर्वनाम

• kāryam: task, purpose
• kāryam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन

• kathayasva: tell (me)
• kathayasva: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kathaya (धातु: कथय्/कथ् caus.)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• me: to me
• me: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी/षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Dat./Gen.), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• yat: whatever which
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक सर्वनाम

• asmadīyam: belonging to me/ours
• asmadīyam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: asmadīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (possessive adjective)

• vittam: wealth, property
• vittam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vitta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/हेतुबोधक अव्यय (particle: indeed/for)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी/षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Dat./Gen.), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• dāsyāmi: I will give
• dāsyāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• dānava: O Dānava (demon)
• dānava: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dānava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Śakra (Indra)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tirtha-sphere (contextual)

Type: river

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Andhaka (in-scene); primary audience in frame is the sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra (Śakra) addresses Andhaka with guarded courtesy, offering celestial wealth; the court atmosphere is tense, with devas watching a dangerous guest.

Characters & Entities

• Indra (Śakra)
• Andhaka (implied addressee)
• Dānava (class of asuras)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

It contrasts true dāna (charity rooted in dharma) with fearful appeasement; generosity without steadiness can become surrender.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No earthly tīrtha is referenced; the setting is Indra’s realm.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite is prescribed; only an offer of wealth (vitta) is mentioned.