Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 108

Devanagari script

एवमादीनि रत्नानि दत्तानि कितेवन हि । तेन कर्मविपाकेन पूजनीयो जगत्त्रये

Transliteration

evamādīni ratnāni dattāni kitevana hi | tena karmavipākena pūjanīyo jagattraye

Translation

«De telles gemmes, et d’autres encore, furent réellement offertes par le joueur. Par la maturation de ce karma, il devient digne d’honneur dans les trois mondes.»

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• आदीनि: and similar (ones)
• आदीनि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; 'आदि' = 'and the like' (qualifying रत्नानि)

• रत्नानि: gems
• रत्नानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन

• दत्तानि: given
• दत्तानि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) → दत्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; 'given'

• कितेवन्: the gambler
• कितेवन्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कितेवन्/कितव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; पाठभेद/रूपभेद: 'कितेवन' इति (कितवः)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• तेन: by that
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• कर्मविपाकेन: by the fruition of karma
• कर्मविपाकेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्म-विपाक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मणः विपाकः)

• पूजनीयः: worthy of worship
• पूजनीयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) → पूजनीय (कृदन्त)
• Form: तव्यत्/अनीयर्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive; 'to be worshipped'), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• जगत्त्रये: in the three worlds
• जगत्त्रये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत्-त्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास (त्रीणि जगन्ति)

Speaker

Citragupta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A symbolic tableau: the gambler’s past vices fade into shadow while luminous offerings (elephant, horse, jewel) rise like constellations; devas, humans, and nāgas honor him.

Characters & Entities

• Citragupta
• Kitava
• Three worlds (jagat-traya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Karma bears fruit inevitably; powerful acts of dāna can elevate one’s status, even amid a life mixed with faults.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse does not glorify a particular tīrtha directly; it belongs to the Kedārakhaṇḍa’s dharma-judgment narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite is prescribed; the verse generalizes the fruit of dāna and karmic maturation.