Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

वस्त्राणि च सुवर्णानि हाररत्नान्यनेकशः । एवं सत्कारयामास राजा सत्रे समागतान्

Transliteration

vastrāṇi ca suvarṇāni hāraratnānyanekaśaḥ | evaṃ satkārayāmāsa rājā satre samāgatān

Translation

Il offrit des vêtements et de l’or, ainsi que maints colliers et joyaux. De la sorte, le roi honora ceux qui s’étaient assemblés au satra.

Word by Word

• वस्त्राणि: garments
• वस्त्राणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• सुवर्णानि: gold (pieces)
• सुवर्णानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• हाररत्नानि: necklaces and jewels
• हाररत्नानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हार + रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—हाररत्न (हारः च रत्नं च) इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः

• अनेकशः: in many ways / abundantly
• अनेकशः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनेकशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (in many ways/many times)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus)

• सत्कारयामास: honored / treated respectfully
• सत्कारयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सत् + कृ (धातु)
• Form: णिच्-प्रयोजक (causative) + लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

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

• सत्रे: at the sacrificial session
• सत्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण/Locative), एकवचन

• समागतान्: those who had assembled
• समागतान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (भूतकर्मणि), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (तान्/जनान् implied)

Speaker

Narrator (Setukhaṇḍa narrative voice; traditionally Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa conveying the account)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra (Setubandha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king distributes folded garments, gold coins, and jewel necklaces to assembled guests; attendants present trays of gems; recipients bless the king; the satra pavilion and sacred fire remain in the background, linking dāna to yajña.

Characters & Entities

• rājā (king)
• vastra-dāna
• suvarṇa-dāna
• ratna (gems)
• satra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Generosity in sacred settings—especially toward guests and participants—strengthens dharma and yields enduring merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu-tīrtha milieu (Setukhaṇḍa), where dāna and satkāra are portrayed as spiritually potent.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna of garments, gold, and jewels as part of honoring those attending a sacrificial session.