Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9
Devanagari script
गोपारेश्वरगोदानं यस्तु भक्त्या च कारयेत् । योग्ये द्विजोत्तमे देया योग्या धेनुः सकाञ्चना
Transliteration
gopāreśvaragodānaṃ yastu bhaktyā ca kārayet | yogye dvijottame deyā yogyā dhenuḥ sakāñcanā
Translation
信心をもってゴーパーレーシュヴァラに捧げる「牛の施し」を執り行う者は、ふさわしき最上の二度生まれ（ブラーフマナ）に、相応の牝牛を黄金とともに施すべきである。
Word by Word
गोपारेश्वरगोदानम्the cow-gift to Gopāreśvara
गोपारेश्वरगोदानम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootगोपारेश्वर + गोदान (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (गोपारेश्वरस्य गोदानम्)
यःwho
यः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम
तुindeed/however
तु:
Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle); विरोध/विशेषार्थक
भक्त्याwith devotion
भक्त्या:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootभक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; करण/हेतु-भाव
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)
कारयेत्should cause (it) to be done / should arrange
कारयेत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative)
योग्येin/for a worthy (person)
योग्ये:
Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootयोग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; विशेषण
द्विजोत्तमेin/for an excellent brāhmaṇa
द्विजोत्तमे:
Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; कर्मधारयसमासः (उत्तमः द्विजः)
देयाis to be given / should be given
देया:
Kriya (Predicative obligation/विधेय)
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु)
Formकृदन्तः—तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणरूपेण
योग्याsuitable
योग्या:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootयोग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण
धेनुःa cow
धेनुः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootधेनु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन
सकाञ्चनाtogether with gold
सकाञ्चना:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootस + काञ्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष/उपपदसमासः (काञ्चनेन सह)
Speaker
Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Gopāreśvara (Revā-kṣetra)
Type: kshetra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A devotee performs go-dāna before a Śiva-liṅga of Gopāreśvara; a worthy brāhmaṇa receives a cow with a small gold offering; Revā’s sacred ambience implied.
Characters & Entities
G
GopāreśvaraD
Dwijottama (worthy brāhmaṇa recipient)FAQs
Pilgrimage is completed by dāna—devotional giving offered properly becomes a purifier and sustains dharma.
Gopāreśvara Tīrtha, where the act is framed as ‘Gopāreśvara go-dāna’.
Go-dāna: donate a suitable cow along with gold to a worthy brāhmaṇa.