Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

मूलश्रीपतिनामानं वाञ्छिते प्राप्नुयात्फलम् । दानानि तत्र यो दद्यान्महादानानि च प्रिये

Transliteration

mūlaśrīpatināmānaṃ vāñchite prāpnuyātphalam | dānāni tatra yo dadyānmahādānāni ca priye

Translation

‘മൂലശ്രീപതി’ എന്ന നാമസ്മരണയാൽ അഭീഷ്ടഫലം ലഭിക്കുന്നു. അവിടെ ആരെങ്കിലും ദാനം നൽകുകയാണെങ്കിൽ, പ്രിയേ, അവൻ മഹാദാനങ്ങളും ചെയ്യുന്നു.

Word by Word

• मूलश्रीपतिनामानम्: the name of Mūlaśrīpati
• मूलश्रीपतिनामानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूल + श्रीपति + नामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (मूलश्रीपतेः नाम = मूलश्रीपतिनाम)

• वाञ्छिते: in the desired (result)
• वाञ्छिते: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वाञ्छित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (फलम् इति)

• प्राप्नुयात्: may obtain
• प्राप्नुयात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• फलम्: fruit, result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दानानि: gifts, donations
• दानानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरणार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• महादानानि: great gifts
• महादानानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (महानि दानानि)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• प्रिये: O dear one
• प्रिये: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बोधनम्

Speaker

Nārāyaṇa/Viṣṇu

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mūlaśrīpati-tīrtha (Revā-tīra)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim on the Narmadā bank offers gifts before a Viṣṇu icon titled Mūlaśrīpati; attendants hold vessels of water and baskets of charity; the river glows behind.

Characters & Entities

• Mūlaśrīpati
• Dāna (charity)
• Mahādāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine name (nāma) and charity (dāna), especially in a sacred setting, are powerful means to attain worthy aims.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The “there” refers to the Revā/Narmadā tīrtha context where Mūlaśrīpati is worshipped.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Chanting/recalling the name Mūlaśrīpati and performing dāna, including mahādāna, at the sacred locale.