Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 100

Devanagari script

महादानानि दत्तानि अन्नदानयुतानि च । गोदानानि बहून्येव भूमिदानयुतानि च

Transliteration

mahādānāni dattāni annadānayutāni ca | godānāni bahūnyeva bhūmidānayutāni ca

Translation

De grands dons furent offerts, avec le don de nourriture ; de nombreux dons de vaches aussi, et des dons de terres également.

Word by Word

• महादानानि: great gifts/charities
• महादानानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (उपसर्ग/प्रातिपदिक) + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (महानि दानानि)

• दत्तानि: given
• दत्तानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘दानानि’ इति विशेषणम्

• अन्नदानयुतानि: accompanied by food-donations
• अन्नदानयुतानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्नदान (प्रातिपदिक; अन्न + दान) + युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (अन्नदानैः युतानि = endowed with food-gifts)

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

• गोदानानि: cow-gifts
• गोदानानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक) + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (गवां दानानि)

• बहूनि: many
• बहूनि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘गोदानानि’ इति विशेषणम्

• एव: indeed, certainly
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• भूमिदानयुतानि: accompanied by land-donations
• भूमिदानयुतानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूमिदान (प्रातिपदिक; भूमि + दान) + युत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (भूमिदानैः युतानि = endowed with land-gifts)

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

Speaker

Yayāti

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: devarṣi

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A royal court or yajña pavilion where heaps of grain, cows with garlands, and land-grant documents are offered to brāhmaṇas and the needy; attendants distribute food in orderly lines.

Characters & Entities

• Yayāti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma esteems generosity—especially sustaining life through food, cows, and land—as a major source of punya.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-kṣetra is the narrative frame; the verse lists dharmic acts that support the Mahatmya’s ethic of merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna is highlighted: annadāna (food charity), godāna (cow-gift), and bhūmidāna (land-gift).