Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 93

Devanagari script

षट्शतानि गवां चापि निष्कभारं धनस्य च । रथं चाश्वतरीयुक्तं प्रतिगृह्णीष्व मामकम्

Transliteration

ṣaṭśatāni gavāṃ cāpi niṣkabhāraṃ dhanasya ca | rathaṃ cāśvatarīyuktaṃ pratigṛhṇīṣva māmakam

Translation

«Reçois de moi six cents vaches, un fardeau de richesses en niṣkas, et un char attelé de juments.»

Word by Word

• ṣaṭ-śatāni: six hundred
• ṣaṭ-śatāni: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṭ (संख्या) + śata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास (six hundreds = six hundred [units])

• gavām: of cows
• gavām: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: go (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (गो), षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-निपात (also/even)

• niṣka-bhāram: a load of niṣkas (gold coins)
• niṣka-bhāram: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niṣka (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (niṣkānāṃ bhāraḥ)

• dhanasya: of wealth/money
• dhanasya: Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• ratham: chariot
• ratham: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ratha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• aśvatarī-yuktam: yoked with mares
• aśvatarī-yuktam: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aśvatarī (प्रातिपदिक) + yukta (कृदन्त, √yuj)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थ ‘aśvatarībhiḥ yuktaḥ / aśvatarīṇāṃ yuktaḥ’ (yoked with mares)

• pratigṛhṇīṣva: accept (you)
• pratigṛhṇīṣva: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prati+grah (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘accept!’

• māmakam: mine/belonging to me
• māmakam: Karma (Object qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: māmaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; स्वकीयार्थ (belonging to me)

Speaker

Jānaśruti (Pautrāyaṇa), addressing Raikva

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Attendants present six hundred cows, a heap of niṣkas (gold pieces), and a chariot with mares, as the king requests the sage’s acceptance.

Characters & Entities

• Jānaśruti
• Raikva
• Gavām (cows)
• Niṣka
• Ratha (chariot)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Material generosity, when offered with humility, supports dharma and the pursuit of higher knowledge.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is directly praised in this verse; it belongs to the Setukhaṇḍa narrative context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Gau-dāna and hiraṇya-dāna (gold/niṣka gifting) are effectively described through the offerings.