Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 90

Devanagari script

बहुपोतद्रव्यक्षेपः सर्वैः सा समभागिता । एवं कर्तुः फलैः सर्वैः समं स्याच्च पुनःपुनः

Transliteration

bahupotadravyakṣepaḥ sarvaiḥ sā samabhāgitā | evaṃ kartuḥ phalaiḥ sarvaiḥ samaṃ syācca punaḥpunaḥ

Translation

Si beaucoup apportent des matériaux en maintes cargaisons de barque, le mérite de cette œuvre est partagé également par tous. Ainsi, encore et encore, les fruits obtenus par l’auteur principal sont reçus en mesure égale par tous les contributeurs.

Word by Word

• बहु-पोत-द्रव्य-क्षेपः: the depositing/throwing of goods by many contributors
• बहु-पोत-द्रव्य-क्षेपः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक) + पोत (प्रातिपदिक) + द्रव्य (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षेप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः (बहूनां पोतानां द्रव्यस्य क्षेपः)

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Karana/Agent (By all)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सा: that (sharing)
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सम-भागिता: equal sharing
• सम-भागिता: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate noun)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक) + भागिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारार्थक (thus/in this manner)

• कर्तुः: of the doer
• कर्तुः: Shashthi-sambandha (Of the doer)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्तृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• फलैः: with fruits/results
• फलैः: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सर्वैः: all
• सर्वैः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (फलैः)

• समम्: equally
• समम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययप्रयोग (क्रियाविशेषण), समत्वे

• स्यात्: would be/should be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय

• पुनः-पुनः: again and again
• पुनः-पुनः: Kāla/Avṛtti (Frequency)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय) + पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययसमास, आवृत्त्यर्थक (repetition)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced: Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative voice to sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra (general principle for kṣetra-sevā works)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A large communal project: many donors bring loads of materials; a temple/well construction rises; the idea of shared fruit is conveyed through a unified procession of contributors.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Merit (puṇya) from dharmic public works becomes shareable; sincere contributors partake equally in the fruit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tīrtha is named in this verse; the emphasis is on the dharma of community contribution within a Śaiva māhātmya context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Contributing materials/wealth toward a common dharmic project (implied: building/maintaining water facilities like wells).