Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

देवतीर्थे तु यद्दानं श्रद्धायुक्तेन दीयते । तदनन्तफलं प्राह बृहस्पतिरुदारधीः

Transliteration

devatīrthe tu yaddānaṃ śraddhāyuktena dīyate | tadanantaphalaṃ prāha bṛhaspatirudāradhīḥ

Translation

ദേവതീർത്ഥത്തിൽ ശ്രദ്ധയോടെ നൽകുന്ന ഏതു ദാനവും അനന്തഫലം നൽകുമെന്ന് ഉദാരബുദ്ധിയുള്ള ബൃഹസ്പതി പ്രസ്താവിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• देवतीर्थे: at Devatīrtha
• देवतीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवतीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; देव + तीर्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (देवानां तीर्थम्)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (contrastive particle)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karman/Predicate nominal (relative-correlative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• दानम्: gift; donation
• दानम्: Karman (Object/कर्म) / Predicate nominal
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन

• श्रद्धायुक्तेन: with faith; endowed with faith
• श्रद्धायुक्तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रद्धा-युक्त (प्रातिपदिक; श्रद्धा + युक्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; तृतीया-सम्बन्ध (with faith)

• दीयते: is given
• दीयते: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Predicate nominal (correlative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; संकेत (correlative)

• अनन्तफलम्: having endless fruit/result
• अनन्तफलम्: Predicate nominal
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्त-फल (प्रातिपदिक; अनन्त + फल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (अनन्तं फलम्)

• प्राह: said; declared
• प्राह: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आह्/अह् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• बृहस्पतिः: Bṛhaspati
• बृहस्पतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• उदारधीः: of noble intellect
• उदारधीः: Karta-apposition (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उदारधी (प्रातिपदिक; उदार + धी)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (उदारा धीः यस्य)

Speaker

Unknown narrator quoting Bṛhaspati

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Devatīrtha

Type: tirtha

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A king (contextual addressee)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At Devatīrtha, a devotee offers a humble gift with folded hands; Bṛhaspati appears as a radiant guru-figure blessing the act, indicating that faith is the true ‘multiplier’.

Characters & Entities

• Devatīrtha
• Bṛhaspati

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faith (śraddhā) transforms giving into a spiritually inexhaustible act, especially when performed at a praised tīrtha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Devatīrtha is explicitly glorified as a place where gifts yield ananta-phala (endless merit).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna at Devatīrtha, performed with śraddhā (faithful intent).