Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 109

Devanagari script

शय्याशनगृहादीनां स लोकः कामदो नृणाम् । अन्नं पानीयसहितं ददते येऽत्र मानवाः

Transliteration

śayyāśanagṛhādīnāṃ sa lokaḥ kāmado nṛṇām | annaṃ pānīyasahitaṃ dadate ye'tra mānavāḥ

Translation

ആ ലോകം മനുഷ്യർക്കു ശയ്യ, ആസനം, ഗൃഹം മുതലായവ നൽകുന്ന കാമദമായി മാറുന്നു—ഇവിടെ പാനീയജലത്തോടുകൂടി അന്നദാനം ചെയ്യുന്നവർക്ക് പ്രത്യേകമായി।

Word by Word

• शय्याशनगृहादीनाम्: of beds, food, houses, etc.
• शय्याशनगृहादीनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शय्या + अशन + गृह + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार-द्वन्द्व/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (शय्या-अशन-गृह-आदि), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहारप्रयोगे), षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; ‘of beds, food, houses, etc.’

• सः: that; he/it
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• लोकः: world; realm
• लोकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• कामदः: wish-granting
• कामदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कामद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• नृणाम्: of men
• नृणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• अन्नम्: food
• अन्नम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• पानीयसहितम्: together with drink/water
• पानीयसहितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पानीय + सहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (पानीयेन सहितम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; अन्नम् इति विशेषण

• ददते: they give
• ददते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; relative pronoun

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• मानवाः: humans; people
• मानवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (Revākhaṇḍa narration; speaker not stated in the provided excerpt)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śuklatīrtha

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous ‘kāmada’ realm where donors enjoy manifested comforts—beds, seats, houses—while the earthly counterpart shows people offering meals with water to pilgrims at a riverbank tīrtha.

Characters & Entities

• Anna-dāna
• Pānīya-dāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Supporting life through food and water charity yields abundant, comfort-giving rewards aligned with one’s needs and wishes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Within the Śuklatīrtha narrative frame, the verse underscores dāna as a key dharma that ripens into auspicious realms.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Anna-dāna (donating food) along with pānīya (drinking water) is explicitly recommended.