Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

तिलदानं करोत्येवं लोहदानं च यस्तव । करोति दिवसे शक्त्या यावद्वर्षं त्वया हि सः

Transliteration

tiladānaṃ karotyevaṃ lohadānaṃ ca yastava | karoti divase śaktyā yāvadvarṣaṃ tvayā hi saḥ

Translation

「また同様に、汝の日に、力に応じて胡麻の布施をなし、さらに鉄を施し、かくして一年満ちるまで続ける者は、まことに汝により守護されるべきである。」

Word by Word

• तिलदानम्: gift of sesame
• तिलदानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल + दान (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: तिलस्य दानम्)

• करोति: does
• करोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• लोहदानम्: gift of iron
• लोहदानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोह + दान (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: लोहस्य दानम्)

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

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun)

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• करोति: does
• करोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दिवसे: on the day
• दिवसे: Kala-adhikarana (Time/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• शक्त्या: with (one’s) ability; as able
• शक्त्या: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; ‘यथाशक्ति’ अर्थे (according to ability)

• यावत्: up to; for
• यावत्: Sambandha (Limiter/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधिवाचक (up to; for as long as)

• वर्षम्: a year
• वर्षम्: Kala-adhikarana (Time-span/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; कालपरिमाण (duration)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karana (Agent/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• हि: indeed; for
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/causal particle)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Rājā Daśaratha (continuing address to Śanaiścara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king expands the boon: those who donate sesame and iron on the deity’s day, as able, sustained for a year, should be protected; imagery includes offerings being weighed and given to recipients.

Characters & Entities

• Daśaratha
• Śanaiścara
• Tilā (sesame)
• Loha (iron)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Charity performed with sincerity and within one’s means is upheld as dharma that transforms karmic hardship into protection.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is embedded in a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter but here the focus is on dāna as a Śani-śānti practice, not a named site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tiladāna (sesame charity) and lohadāna (iron charity) on Śani’s day, sustained for a year according to one’s capacity.