Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

छत्रं शय्यां शुभां चैव रक्तमाल्यानुलेपनम् । दातव्यं पाण्डवश्रेष्ठ विशुद्धेनान्तरात्मना

Transliteration

chatraṃ śayyāṃ śubhāṃ caiva raktamālyānulepanam | dātavyaṃ pāṇḍavaśreṣṭha viśuddhenāntarātmanā

Translation

Wahai yang terbaik di antara para Pāṇḍava, payung suci, ranjang yang indah, serta rangkaian bunga merah dan lulur wangi hendaknya dipersembahkan sebagai dāna—dengan batin yang telah disucikan.

Word by Word

• छत्रम्: umbrella
• छत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• शय्याम्: bed
• शय्याम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शय्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative, Singular)

• शुभाम्: auspicious, good
• शुभाम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (Feminine, Accusative, Singular; adjective qualifying शय्याम्)

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

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• रक्तमाल्यानुलेपनम्: red garlands and unguent (anointing paste)
• रक्तमाल्यानुलेपनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त + माल्य + अनुलेपन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः तत्पुरुषसमासः (Neuter, Accusative, Singular; compound meaning 'red-garland and unguent/anointing')

• दातव्यम्: should be given
• दातव्यम्: Vidhi (Obligation/विधि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (तव्यत्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय-भावः ‘देयम्/कर्तव्यम्’ (Gerundive; ‘to be given’, predicative)

• पाण्डवश्रेष्ठ: O best of the Pāṇḍavas
• पाण्डवश्रेष्ठ: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव + श्रेष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Vocative, Singular)

• विशुद्धेन: with purified
• विशुद्धेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विशुद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (Instrumental Singular; adjective)

• अन्तरात्मना: with the inner self (heart)
• अन्तरात्मना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तरात्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘अन्तरः आत्मा’ इति कर्मधारयः (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular)

Speaker

Narrator addressing a Pāṇḍava (listener implied)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A king addressed as ‘Pāṇḍava-śreṣṭha’ in the received verse-form; broader frame likely royal interlocutor

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A kingly donor at a riverbank tīrtha offers a parasol, a well-made bed, red garlands, and fragrant unguents to a worthy recipient; the river glows as a purifier, emphasizing inner purity.

Characters & Entities

• Pāṇḍavaśreṣṭha
• Chatra-dāna
• Śayyā-dāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Gifts gain true merit when offered with inner purity; intention is central to Purāṇic dāna.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The prescriptions belong to the Māṅgaleśvara tīrtha context in Revā-khaṇḍa, though the verse itself lists charitable items.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Give chatra (parasol), śayyā (bed), and red garlands/unguents, ensuring inner purity while performing the donation.