Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

धनं चोपानहौ छत्रं दद्याच्च घृतकम्बलम् । भोजनं चैव सर्वेषां सर्वं कोटिगुणं भवेत्

Transliteration

dhanaṃ copānahau chatraṃ dadyācca ghṛtakambalam | bhojanaṃ caiva sarveṣāṃ sarvaṃ koṭiguṇaṃ bhavet

Translation

ಧನ, ಪಾದರಕ್ಷೆ, ಛತ್ರ ಮತ್ತು ತುಪ್ಪದಲ್ಲಿ ನೆನೆಸಿದ ಕಂಬಳಿಯನ್ನು ದಾನ ಮಾಡಬೇಕು; ಎಲ್ಲರಿಗೂ ಭೋಜನ ನೀಡಬೇಕು. ಇವೆಲ್ಲವೂ ಪುಣ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೋಟಿಗುಣವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.

Word by Word

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• उपानहौ: a pair of sandals
• उपानहौ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपानह् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), द्विवचन (Dual)

• छत्रम्: umbrella
• छत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• घृतकम्बलम्: a ghee-soaked/greased blanket
• घृतकम्बलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत-कम्बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष (घृतेन/घृतयुक्तः कम्बलः)

• भोजनम्: food/meal
• भोजनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (particle of emphasis)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all (people)
• सर्वेषाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सर्वम्: all (this)
• सर्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• कोटिगुणम्: multiplied a crore-fold
• कोटिगुणम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोटि-गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वम् इति विशेषणम्; समासः—तत्पुरुष (कोट्या गुणः)

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet (likely narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Agastyeśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (Rājendra)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim-donor distributes coins, sandals, umbrellas, and a ghee-soaked blanket; a long line receives food; the temple and riverbank frame the charitable scene.

Characters & Entities

• Dāna (charity)
• Bhojana (feeding)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Charity—especially essentials like food and protection from travel hardship—performed in a sacred context yields vast spiritual merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The giving is framed within the Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha setting; the specific tīrtha name is not stated in this single verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna of wealth, sandals, umbrella, a ghṛta-kambala, and feeding everyone (annadāna).