Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 77

Devanagari script

भूमिदानेन वस्त्रेण अन्नदानेन शक्तितः । छत्रोपानहशय्यादिगृहदानेन पाण्डव

Transliteration

bhūmidānena vastreṇa annadānena śaktitaḥ | chatropānahaśayyādigṛhadānena pāṇḍava

Translation

Par le don de terres, de vêtements et de nourriture selon sa capacité—et par l’offrande d’ombrelles, de chaussures, de lits, voire de maisons—ô Pāṇḍava, on acquiert un grand mérite.

Word by Word

• भूमिदानेन: by gifting land
• भूमिदानेन: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (भूमेः दानम्)

• वस्त्रेण: by (gifting) cloth
• वस्त्रेण: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental Singular)

• अन्नदानेन: by gifting food
• अन्नदानेन: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अन्नस्य दानम्)

• शक्तितः: according to one’s capacity
• शक्तितः: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (adverb: 'according to ability')

• छत्रोपानहशय्यादिगृहदानेन: by gifting umbrellas, footwear, beds, etc., and houses
• छत्रोपानहशय्यादिगृहदानेन: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छत्र + उपानह् + शय्या + आदि + गृह + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental Singular); समाहार-द्वन्द्वपूर्वक तत्पुरुषः (छत्र-उपानह-शय्या-आदि-गृहस्य दानम्)

• पाण्डव: O Pāṇḍava
• पाण्डव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Vocative Singular)

Speaker

Narrator (Ravitīrtha Māhātmya context; speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ravitīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pāṇḍava (vocative)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A donor at a riverbank tīrtha distributes cloth bundles, grain, and symbolic deeds of land; nearby are umbrellas, sandals, bedding, and a small house offering—each gift shown as compassionate provisioning for pilgrims and the needy.

Characters & Entities

• Pāṇḍava (Arjuna)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is strengthened through practical compassion—supporting others’ basic needs according to one’s means.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ravitīrtha, where such dānas are praised as part of the sacred merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Various forms of dāna: land, clothing, food, umbrella, footwear, bed, and house—given according to capacity.