Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

तेषां तद्रूपकं कृत्वा दानमुत्सृज्यते ततः । कङ्कणं कर्णवेष्टं च कण्ठिकां मुद्रिकां तथा

Transliteration

teṣāṃ tadrūpakaṃ kṛtvā dānamutsṛjyate tataḥ | kaṅkaṇaṃ karṇaveṣṭaṃ ca kaṇṭhikāṃ mudrikāṃ tathā

Translation

അവരുടെ സദൃശ രൂപകങ്ങൾ നിർമ്മിച്ച്, തുടർന്ന് ദാനം അർപ്പിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു—കങ്കണം, കർണാഭരണം, കണ്ഠിക, മുദ്രിക (മോതിരം) എന്നിവയും।

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• तत्: that
• तत्: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम; ‘तद्रूपकम्’ इत्यस्य पूर्वपदम्

• रूपकम्: representation/form
• रूपकम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूपक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having made
• कृत्वा: पूर्वकाल (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), ‘having done/made’

• दानम्: the gift/donation
• दानम्: कर्ता (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• उत्सृज्यते: is given away
• उत्सृज्यते: क्रिया (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सृज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्; उपसर्गः उत्-; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive): ‘is given away/released’

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर/अपादानार्थक-अव्यय (then/thereafter)

• कङ्कणम्: bracelet
• कङ्कणम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कङ्कण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• कर्णवेष्टम्: ear-ornament
• कर्णवेष्टम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण + वेष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: कर्णस्य वेष्टः (ear-ornament/ear-wrap)

• च: and
• च: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• कण्ठिकाम्: necklace
• कण्ठिकाम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कण्ठिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• मुद्रिकाम्: ring
• मुद्रिकाम्: कर्म (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद्रिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• तथा: also
• तथा: सम्बन्ध (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अनुक्रमवाचक-अव्यय (also)

Speaker

Śiva (Śaṅkara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (Narmadā)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A donor presents a tray of ornaments—bangles, ear ornaments, necklaces, rings—after making a symbolic likeness/representation; the recipients sit dignified, the riverbank shrine behind them.

Characters & Entities

• Dāna
• Kaṅkaṇa
• Mudrikā
• Gaurī
• Śiva
• Revā (Narmadā) Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Charity offered with sacred intent and proper ritual framing becomes a powerful means to accrue puṇya.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha praised in Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Making likenesses (rūpaka) and donating ornaments such as bracelets, ear-ornaments, necklaces, and rings.