Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

यदि श्रद्धा भवेद्दैवयोगाच्छ्राद्धादिके विधौ । एतदाख्याहि मे देव कस्य दानं न दीयते

Transliteration

yadi śraddhā bhaveddaivayogācchrāddhādike vidhau | etadākhyāhi me deva kasya dānaṃ na dīyate

Translation

ദൈവയോഗത്താൽ ശ്രാദ്ധാദി വിധികൾ അനുഷ്ഠിക്കാൻ ശ്രദ്ധ ഉദിച്ചാൽ, ഹേ ദേവാ! എന്നോട് പറയുക—ആർക്കാണ് ദാനം നൽകരുതത്?

Word by Word

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• श्रद्धा: faith
• श्रद्धा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भवेत्: should arise/be
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• दैव-योगात्: due to divine providence/connection
• दैव-योगात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैव (प्रातिपदिक) + योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (हेतु/अपादान), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (दैवस्य योगः)

• श्राद्ध-आदिके: in rites beginning with śrāddha, etc.
• श्राद्ध-आदिके: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (श्राद्धं आदिः यस्य); विशेषणम् (विधौ)

• विधौ: in the prescribed procedure/rite
• विधौ: Adhikarana (Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म

• आख्याहि: tell/explain
• आख्याहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√ख्या (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपदम्, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन (enclitic); अत्र चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान) ‘to me’

• देव: O Lord
• देव: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कस्य: of whom/to which person
• कस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• दानम्: a gift/charity
• दानम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• दीयते: is given
• दीयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive)

Speaker

Uttānapāda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tīrtha sphere (contextual)

Type: river

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Uttānapāda, earnest and humble, asks a divine/sage authority to specify to whom gifts must not be given; the scene emphasizes sincerity (śraddhā) and caution (niṣedha).

Characters & Entities

• Uttānapāda
• śraddhā
• śrāddha
• dāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True faith in ritual includes discernment: charity should be aligned with dharma, not given indiscriminately.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It asks for a rule about prohibited recipients in the context of śrāddha and dāna.