Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

अस्य तीरे नरः पार्थ रत्नानि विविधानि च । गोभूमितिलधान्यानि वासांसि विविधानि च

Transliteration

asya tīre naraḥ pārtha ratnāni vividhāni ca | gobhūmitiladhānyāni vāsāṃsi vividhāni ca

Translation

Ô Pārtha, sur cette rive un homme peut offrir des joyaux de diverses sortes, ainsi que des vaches, des terres, du sésame, des grains et des vêtements variés.

Word by Word

• अस्य: of this (place)
• अस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• तीरे: on the bank
• तीरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• पार्थ: O son of Pṛthā
• पार्थ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• रत्नानि: gems
• रत्नानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ratna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन

• विविधानि: various
• विविधानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् रत्नानि प्रति

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• गोभूमितिलधान्यानि: cows, land, sesame, and grains
• गोभूमितिलधान्यानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: go + bhūmi + tila + dhānya (प्रातिपदिक; समाहार-द्वन्द्व/समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन; समासः—समाहार-द्वन्द्वः (cows, land, sesame, grains as a set)

• वासांसि: garments
• वासांसि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन

• विविधानि: various
• विविधानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् वासांसि प्रति

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Koṭitīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārtha (as addressed in the verse)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim at the ghāṭa presents gifts: a cow led by a rope, folded garments, sacks of grain and sesame, and a small casket of jewels; brāhmaṇas receive with ritual gestures near the water’s edge.

Characters & Entities

• Koṭitīrtha
• Pārtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

At a sacred site, diverse forms of dāna become potent supports for dharma and spiritual uplift.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Koṭitīrtha (the verse refers to 'this bank' within its māhātmya).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Giving charity—jewels, cows, land, sesame, grain, and garments—at the tīrtha-bank.