Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

एवमादीन्यनेकानि रत्नानि विविधानि च । ददावृषिभ्यो मुदितः शिवप्रीत्यर्थमेव च

Transliteration

evamādīnyanekāni ratnāni vividhāni ca | dadāvṛṣibhyo muditaḥ śivaprītyarthameva ca

Translation

Ainsi, tout réjoui, il offrit aux sages de nombreux joyaux de diverses sortes, uniquement afin de plaire à Śiva.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: रीति-अव्यय (adverb)

• आदीनि: etc., beginning with (these)
• आदीनि: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; Nominative/Accusative plural (in sense ‘and so on’)

• अनेकानि: many
• अनेकानि: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; Nominative/Accusative plural

• रत्नानि: gems/treasures
• रत्नानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Accusative plural

• विविधानि: various
• विविधानि: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; Nominative/Accusative plural (qualifying रत्नानि)

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

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; Perfect, 3rd person singular, active

• ऋषिभ्यः: to the sages
• ऋषिभ्यः: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी/पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Dative/Ablative plural (here dative)

• मुदितः: delighted
• मुदितः: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुदित (प्रातिपदिक; मुद्-धातु से)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; Nominative singular (qualifying the giver)

• शिवप्रीत्यर्थम्: for Śiva’s pleasure
• शिवप्रीत्यर्थम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव + प्रीति + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: शिवस्य प्रीतिः; तस्य अर्थः); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular used adverbially ‘for the sake of’

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

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

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Kedārakhaṇḍa audience (not explicit)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A joyful donor distributes many varieties of jewels to assembled sages; the atmosphere is celebratory yet inwardly devotional, with Śiva’s presence felt as the unseen recipient.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣis
• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Charity becomes spiritually potent when performed with the intention of pleasing Śiva rather than seeking personal gain.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedārakhaṇḍa frame glorifies Kedāra’s sacred domain; this verse emphasizes devotional giving within that setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering gifts (ratna-dāna) to sages with śiva-prīti (Śiva-centered intention).