Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

तथा छत्रं सदंडं च रम्यं पादुकयोर्द्वयम् । तांबूलानि च पुष्पाणि चंदनं चानुलेपनम्

Transliteration

tathā chatraṃ sadaṃḍaṃ ca ramyaṃ pādukayordvayam | tāṃbūlāni ca puṣpāṇi caṃdanaṃ cānulepanam

Translation

De même, je n’ai pas donné une belle ombrelle avec son bâton, une agréable paire de sandales, des offrandes de tāmbūla, des fleurs, ni de la pâte de santal pour l’onction.

Word by Word

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Avyaya (Adverb/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थ (thus/also)

• छत्रम्: umbrella
• छत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म

• स-दण्डम्: with a staff/handle
• स-दण्डम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स + दण्ड (प्रातिपदिक; सह-उपपद)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (सह) विशेषण (qualifying छत्रम्)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Conjunction/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• रम्यम्: beautiful
• रम्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying छत्रम्/द्वयम्)

• पादुकयोः: of (a pair of) sandals
• पादुकयोः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पादुका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), द्विवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive dual)

• द्वयम्: a pair
• द्वयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म; द्विवचनार्थक-शब्द (denoting a pair)

• ताम्बूलानि: betel leaves (offerings)
• ताम्बूलानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताम्बूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; कर्म

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Conjunction/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पुष्पाणि: flowers
• पुष्पाणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; कर्म

• चन्दनम्: sandalwood
• चन्दनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Conjunction/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अनुलेपनम्: anointing/unguent
• अनुलेपनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनु-लिप् (धातु) + ल्युट् → अनुलेपन (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; ल्युट्-प्रत्ययान्त (action noun: anointing)

Speaker

Unspecified (deduced: same narrator addressing ‘priye’ in a confessional list of neglected dānas)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra / Setubandha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: प्रिय (beloved/companion)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A list-like confession: an unoffered umbrella with staff, a pair of sandals, betel leaves, flowers, and sandal paste; the setting suggests a pilgrim road near the sea where such items would comfort travelers.

Characters & Entities

• candana (sandalwood)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma includes practical compassion—supporting comfort, worship, and dignity through gifts offered in a spirit of devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu-kṣetra, where charitable acts are presented as spiritually potent and aligned with tīrtha-dharma.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna of umbrella, sandals, tāmbūla, flowers, and sandalwood anointing paste—items connected with hospitality and pūjā.