Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

गोप्रदानेन वस्त्रेण तिलदानेन भारत । छत्रशय्याप्रदानेन राजा भवति धार्मिकः

Transliteration

gopradānena vastreṇa tiladānena bhārata | chatraśayyāpradānena rājā bhavati dhārmikaḥ

Translation

Ô Bhārata, par le don de vaches, par l’offrande de vêtements, par le don de sésame, et par l’offrande d’ombrelles et de lits, un roi devient véritablement dharmique.

Word by Word

• गोप्रदानेन: by the gift of cows
• गोप्रदानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो + प्रदान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: गवां प्रदानम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Instrumental singular

• वस्त्रेण: by (giving) cloth/garment
• वस्त्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Instrumental singular

• तिलदानेन: by the gift of sesame
• तिलदानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: तिलानां दानम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Instrumental singular

• भारत: O Bhārata
• भारत: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Vocative singular (address)

• छत्रशय्याप्रदानेन: by the gift of umbrella and bed
• छत्रशय्याप्रदानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छत्र + शय्या + प्रदान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: छत्रं च शय्या च (द्वन्द्व) + प्रदान (तत्पुरुष-सम्बन्ध); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Instrumental singular

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Nominative singular

• भवति: becomes
• भवति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — becomes/is

• धार्मिकः: righteous
• धार्मिकः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धार्मिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — predicate adjective to ‘राजा’

Speaker

Śrīmārkaṇḍeya (contextual attribution within Revā Khaṇḍa narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīra (context)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king distributes cows, garments, sesame, umbrellas, and bedding to brāhmaṇas and pilgrims near a riverbank shrine, establishing dharma through public charity.

Characters & Entities

• Bhārata

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Rulership is sanctified by generosity: a king’s dharma is strengthened through life-supporting gifts and public welfare offerings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the Revā Khaṇḍa’s dharma-teaching around merit and sacred practice.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Prescribes specific dānas: cows, clothing, sesame, umbrellas, and beds—classic Purāṇic charity items associated with punya.