Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

दत्त्वा दानानि भूरीणि गौरिणीनां द्विजन्मनाम् । ततश्च गृहमभ्येति भूरिवादित्रनिःस्वनैः

Transliteration

dattvā dānāni bhūrīṇi gauriṇīnāṃ dvijanmanām | tataśca gṛhamabhyeti bhūrivāditraniḥsvanaiḥ

Translation

Après avoir fait d’abondants dons en charité aux vénérables dvija (deux fois nés), elle rentra chez elle au milieu des sons retentissants de nombreux instruments de musique.

Word by Word

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial to main action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दा (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund) — ‘having given’

• दानानि: gifts, donations
• दानानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन — Accusative plural

• भूरीणि: many, abundant
• भूरीणि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भूरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन — adjective agreeing with दानानि

• गौरिणीनाम्: of the Gaurīs (women devoted to Gaurī)
• गौरिणीनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन — Genitive plural

• द्विजन्मनाम्: of the twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजन्मनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वि + जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक; समास/तत्पुरुष)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन — Genitive plural; ‘of the twice-born’

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रमवाचक-अव्यय — ‘then’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय — ‘and’

• गृहम्: home
• गृहम्: Karma (Goal/Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative singular (goal)

• अभ्येति: goes towards / returns
• अभ्येति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + इ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Present indicative, 3rd sg

• भूरिवादित्रनिःस्वनैः: with the sounds of many musical instruments
• भूरिवादित्रनिःस्वनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूरि + वादित्र + निःस्वन (प्रातिपदिक; समास/तत्पुरुष)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — Instrumental plural; ‘with the loud sounds of many instruments’

Speaker

Sūta (deduced: Purāṇic narration within Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Following the rite, the devotee distributes abundant gifts to venerable dvijas; then she returns home as multiple instruments play auspicious music in procession.

Characters & Entities

• Gaurī
• Dvija (Brāhmaṇas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-acts become complete through dāna—generosity to the worthy seals the merit of worship and pilgrimage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within a Tīrthamāhātmya passage of the Nāgara Khaṇḍa (Adhyāya 177); the snippet implies a local sacred water-body (jalāśaya) connected to Gaurī-pūjā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performing abundant charity (dāna) to the twice-born after the observance, as part of the tīrtha-oriented rite.