Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

शिवविष्ण्वादिपूजापि पुराणार्थप्रवक्तृता । यस्मिन्विप्रे तु विद्यंते दानपात्रं तदुच्यते

Transliteration

śivaviṣṇvādipūjāpi purāṇārthapravaktṛtā | yasminvipre tu vidyaṃte dānapātraṃ taducyate

Translation

Sont également louées l’adoration de Śiva, de Viṣṇu et des autres divinités, ainsi que l’exposé du sens des Purāṇa. Le brāhmane en qui se trouvent ces qualités est dit digne réceptacle du don (dāna-pātra).

Word by Word

• शिवविष्ण्वादिपूजा: worship of Śiva, Viṣṇu, etc.
• शिवविष्ण्वादिपूजा: Karta (Subject; item in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + विष्णु + आदि + पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (शिव-विष्णु-आदि-पूजा = शिवविष्ण्वादीनां पूजा)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Emphasis/Addition
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कार-अव्यय (also)

• पुराणार्थप्रवक्तृता: expounding the meaning of the Purāṇas
• पुराणार्थप्रवक्तृता: Karta (Subject; item in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण + अर्थ + प्रवक्तृता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (पुराणार्थस्य प्रवक्तृता = expounding the meaning of Purāṇas)

• यस्मिन्: in whom/wherein
• यस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम

• विप्रे: in a brāhmaṇa
• विप्रे: Adhikaraṇa (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अवधारण-अव्यय (but/indeed)

• विद्यन्ते: exist/are present
• विद्यन्ते: Kriya (Predicate verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘are found/exist’

• दानपात्रम्: a fit recipient for gifts
• दानपात्रम्: Karta (Subject; predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान + पात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (दानस्य पात्रम्)

• तत्: that (person/one)
• तत्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• उच्यते: is called
• उच्यते: Kriya (Predicate; passive)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Setukhaṇḍa Māhātmya narration context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setutīrtha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Within the Setu sacred precinct, devotees perform Śiva and Viṣṇu pūjā while a learned brāhmaṇa expounds Purāṇic meaning to an attentive audience; the community recognizes him as dāna-pātra.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Viṣṇu
• Purāṇa
• Setu (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Charity becomes sanctified when given to a worthy recipient—one rooted in worship and in transmitting Purāṇic wisdom.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instruction is situated within Setu Māhātmya, guiding how to give properly at Rāmasetu.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform deity-worship and support qualified teachers/expounders of Purāṇic meaning through dāna.