Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 94

Devanagari script

उपवासैश्च दानैश्च पतिपुत्रौ वशानुगौ । बान्धवैः पूज्यते नित्यं यैः कृतैः कथयामि ते

Transliteration

upavāsaiśca dānaiśca patiputrau vaśānugau | bāndhavaiḥ pūjyate nityaṃ yaiḥ kṛtaiḥ kathayāmi te

Translation

ഉപവാസവും ദാനവും ചെയ്താൽ ഭർത്താവും പുത്രന്മാരും അനുസരിച്ച് പ്രീതിയോടെ ഇരിക്കും; ബന്ധുക്കൾ നിത്യവും ആദരിക്കും. ഈ ഫലങ്ങൾ നൽകുന്ന കർമ്മവിധികൾ ഞാൻ നിന്നോട് പറയുന്നു.

Word by Word

• upavāsaiḥ: by fasts
• upavāsaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upavāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• dānaiḥ: by gifts, donations
• dānaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• pati-putrau: husband and son
• pati-putrau: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati + putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), द्विवचन

• vaśānugau: obedient, under control
• vaśānugau: Karta-visheshana (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaśa + anuga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), द्विवचन; adjective qualifying pati-putrau

• bāndhavaiḥ: by relatives
• bāndhavaiḥ: Kartr̥ (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāndhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन

• pūjyate: is honored
• pūjyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (पूज्-धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (अव्ययभावे)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक adverb

• yaiḥ: by which
• yaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; relative pronoun

• kṛtaiḥ: done, performed
• kṛtaiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ-धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृत्-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन

• kathayāmi: I tell
• kathayāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kathaya (कथय्-धातु, चुरादि)
• Form: लट् (present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• te: to you
• te: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन (ते = तुभ्यम्)

Speaker

Unspecified (Revā Khaṇḍa dialogue context; narrator instructing a queen/royal lady)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A noble lady

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada begins enumerating rites: fasting, giving alms, and the resulting harmony—husband and sons affectionate; relatives honoring the woman.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Fasting and charity are presented as dharmic disciplines that stabilize household life and generate honor and harmony.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader setting is Revā (Narmadā) Māhātmya, though this verse focuses on vrata–dāna results rather than naming a single tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Upavāsa (fasting) and dāna (charitable giving) are prescribed as the key practices.