Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

ताम्राद्यं रजतादींश्च प्रार्थयध्वं ममाधुना । अधुना वा भविष्ये वाभ्यर्थनीयं यथोचितम्

Transliteration

tāmrādyaṃ rajatādīṃśca prārthayadhvaṃ mamādhunā | adhunā vā bhaviṣye vābhyarthanīyaṃ yathocitam

Translation

Demandez-moi maintenant le cuivre et ce qui lui ressemble, l’argent et ce qui lui ressemble—maintenant ou dans l’avenir—tout ce qu’il convient de requérir selon le dharma.

Word by Word

• ताम्राद्यम्: copper etc.
• ताम्राद्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताम्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (आदि-समास), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• रजतादीन्: silver etc.
• रजतादीन्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजत (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (आदि-समास), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• प्रार्थयध्वम्: request (you all)
• प्रार्थयध्वम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अर्थ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद (imperative: you all request)

• मम: of me / from me
• मम: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी, एकवचन (genitive: of me)

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: now)

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय

• भविष्ये: in the future
• भविष्ये: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भविष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (locative: in the future)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय

• अभ्यर्थनीयम्: to be requested
• अभ्यर्थनीयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभि + अर्थ् (धातु) + अनीय (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्ययान्त (अनीय), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भाव (to be requested)

• यथोचितम्: as appropriate
• यथोचितम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + उचित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; अव्यय (adverb: as is proper)

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet (context: a benefactor/king addressing brāhmaṇas)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A donor addresses brāhmaṇas, indicating copper and silver vessels laid out; scribes/attendants stand ready to record pledges for future giving.

Characters & Entities

• Dharmāraṇya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Charity is encouraged, yet guided by yathocita—appropriateness—so that giving and receiving remain aligned with dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dharmāraṇya’s dharmic atmosphere is implied as the backdrop where righteous giving is taught.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A patron invites proper requests for dāna (metals/wealth), now or later.