Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

अन्यत्रापि प्रदत्ताश्च किं पुनर्भवसंनिधौ । तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन एता देयाः प्रयत्नतः

Transliteration

anyatrāpi pradattāśca kiṃ punarbhavasaṃnidhau | tasmātsarvaprayatnena etā deyāḥ prayatnataḥ

Translation

Même offerts ailleurs, ces dons portent du fruit—combien plus encore en la présence même de Bhava (Śiva) ! C’est pourquoi, avec tous ses efforts, on doit les offrir avec soin et assiduité.

Word by Word

• anyatra: elsewhere
• anyatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: anyatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक अव्यय (particle: also/even)

• pradattāḥ: given (donated)
• pradattāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra + dā (धा॒तु)
• Form: कृत्-प्रत्यय: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• kim: what (then)
• kim: Kriya-viseshana (Interrogative/प्रश्न)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); प्रश्नार्थक (interrogative)

• punar: then; all the more
• punar: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरर्थक अव्यय (particle: again/then/more so)

• bhava-saṃnidhau: in the presence of Bhava (Śiva)
• bhava-saṃnidhau: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhava (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃnidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी (Locative, 7th case), एकवचन (Singular)

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तस्मात्-इति हेत्वर्थक अव्ययप्रयोग (ablatival adverb: therefore/from that)

• sarva-prayatnena: with all effort
• sarva-prayatnena: Kriya-viseshana (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + prayatna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; तृतीया-एकवचनरूपेण क्रियाविशेषण (instrumental-form adverb)

• etāḥ: these (gifts)
• etāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• deyāḥ: should be given
• deyāḥ: Vidheyavisheshana (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dā (धा॒तु)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्यय: यत् (gerundive/obligatory), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• prayatnataḥ: earnestly
• prayatnataḥ: Kriya-viseshana (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prayatnataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (adverb: with effort)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim stands before a Śiva shrine labeled ‘Bhava-sannidhi’, offering gifts with visible earnestness; a contrasting faint background shows the same gift elsewhere, while the foreground glows with intensified sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Bhava (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Place matters in Purāṇic dharma: dāna becomes especially meritorious when performed at a Śiva-sannidhi (near a Śiva presence).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra setting, described as Bhava-saṃnidhi (near Śiva), within the Ekādaśa Rudra context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A strong injunction to perform the specified gifts (dāna) with full effort, particularly at the sacred site.