Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

स सदा प्रातरुत्थाय विद्यादानं प्रयच्छति । शिष्येभ्यश्चानुरूपेभ्यः प्रसादाद्विजसत्तमाः

Transliteration

sa sadā prātarutthāya vidyādānaṃ prayacchati | śiṣyebhyaścānurūpebhyaḥ prasādādvijasattamāḥ

Translation

ລາວຕື່ນຂຶ້ນແຕ່ເຊົ້າເປັນນິດ ແລະ ມອບທານແຫ່ງວິຊາຢູ່ເສມອ; ໂອ ຜູ້ເກີດສອງຄັ້ງຜູ້ປະເສີດ, ດ້ວຍພຣະກະລຸນາ ລາວສອນສິດທີ່ເໝາະສົມຕາມກຳລັງຂອງເຂົາ.

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriyavisheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; नित्यत्ववाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of frequency)

• prātaḥ: in the morning
• prātaḥ: Kriyavisheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prātaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (time adverb: in the morning)

• utthāya: having risen
• utthāya: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √sthā (स्था) + ud (उद्) ; ल्यप् (क्त्वा-समकक्ष)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); ‘उत्थाय’ = having risen

• vidyā-dānam: gift of knowledge/teaching
• vidyā-dānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidyā (प्रातिपदिक) + dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (विद्यायाः दानम्)

• prayacchati: gives, bestows
• prayacchati: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yam (यम्) + pra (प्र)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• śiṣyebhyaḥ: to the disciples
• śiṣyebhyaḥ: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiṣya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), बहुवचन

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

• anurūpebhyaḥ: to the suitable/appropriate (ones)
• anurūpebhyaḥ: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anurūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (śiṣyebhyaḥ)

• prasādāt: out of grace/favor
• prasādāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन

• dvija-sattamāḥ: excellent brahmins
• dvija-sattamāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक) + sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (श्रेष्ठा द्विजाः)

Speaker

Sūta

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvija-sattamāḥ / viprāḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At sunrise, the teacher rises, performs ācamana and sandhyā, then instructs disciples in graded lessons—some reciting, some listening; the mood is gentle and orderly.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Śākalya
• Disciples

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Teaching sacred knowledge is a meritorious charity (vidyā-dāna), to be given with discernment to qualified students.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse focuses on the teacher’s dhārmic routine within the adhyāya’s tīrtha narrative rather than naming a specific tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Vidyā-dāna—regular instruction and transmission of learning—is presented as a daily dhārmic practice.