Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

यद्ददाति हिरण्यानि दानानि विधिवन्नृप । तदनन्तफलं सर्वं सूर्यस्य ग्रहणे यथा

Transliteration

yaddadāti hiraṇyāni dānāni vidhivannṛpa | tadanantaphalaṃ sarvaṃ sūryasya grahaṇe yathā

Translation

ഹേ രാജാവേ! വിധിപ്രകാരം നൽകുന്ന സ്വർണ്ണദാനാദികൾ, സൂര്യഗ്രഹണസമയത്ത് എല്ലാം അനന്തഫലദായകമാകുന്നു।

Word by Word

• यत्: whatever (that which)
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• ददाति: gives
• ददाति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• हिरण्यानि: gold (pieces)
• हिरण्यानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• दानानि: gifts/donations
• दानानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• विधिवत्: properly
• विधिवत्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधिवत् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: according to rule)

• नृप: O king
• नृप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; निर्देश (that)

• अनन्तफलम्: endless fruit/result
• अनन्तफलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनन्त + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (अनन्तं फलम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• सूर्यस्य: of the sun
• सूर्यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• ग्रहणे: at the eclipse
• ग्रहणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रहण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (Comparison/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (as/just as)

Speaker

Unknown (addressing a ruler; likely narrator/teacher figure within Revākhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (Devātīrtha context)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nṛpa (King)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A kingly patron (nṛpa) offers gold in a ritual setting near the river during eclipse; a brāhmaṇa recipient blesses; the eclipsed sun overhead signifies ‘ananta-phala’.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya (Sun)
• Grahaṇa (eclipse)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Charity offered with proper method and intention at a sanctified time yields multiplied, even ‘endless,’ spiritual merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is Devatīrtha in Revākhaṇḍa (Adhyāya 195), where eclipse-time rites are praised.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Vidhivat hiraṇya-dāna—giving gold as charity according to scriptural procedure—especially during sūrya-grahaṇa.