Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

सोऽपि स्वर्गमवाप्नोति हयारूढो न संशयः । शय्यामश्वं च यो दद्याच्छत्त्रिकां वा विशेषतः

Transliteration

so'pi svargamavāpnoti hayārūḍho na saṃśayaḥ | śayyāmaśvaṃ ca yo dadyācchattrikāṃ vā viśeṣataḥ

Translation

അവനും സ്വർഗ്ഗം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു—കുതിരമേറി, സംശയമില്ല. പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ശയ്യ, കുതിര, അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വിശേഷമായി ഛത്രം ദാനം ചെയ്യുന്നവൻ।

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha-bodhaka (particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-भावक अव्यय (also)

• स्वर्गम्: heaven
• स्वर्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अवाप्नोति: attains
• अवाप्नोति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव-आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• हय-आरूढः: mounted on a horse
• हय-आरूढः: Karta-visheshana (कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हय (प्रातिपदिक) + आरूढ (कृदन्त; √रुह्)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (सप्तमी/अधिकरण-सम्बन्ध: 'on a horse'), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; आरूढ = क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• न: no; not
• न: Pratishedha (प्रतिषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शय्याम्: a bed
• शय्याम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शय्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• अश्वम्: a horse
• अश्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• छत्त्रिकाम्: a parasol/umbrella
• छत्त्रिकाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छत्त्रिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Vikalpa (विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-बोधक अव्यय (alternative)

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रिया-विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (adverb: especially)

Speaker

Śiva (Deveśa) speaking to King Uttānapāda (deduced from immediate context of Adhyāya 50)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A donor offers a parasol and a bed to a brāhmaṇa; in a visionary upper panel, the donor ascends to svarga riding a horse, radiant and confident.

Characters & Entities

• Svarga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Charity (dāna), even in practical forms like giving shelter and comfort, is praised as a direct cause of heavenly merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The teaching occurs within the Revā Khaṇḍa (Narmadā/Revā sacred geography), though this verse emphasizes dāna-phala rather than naming a single tirtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Donation of a bed (śayyā), a horse (aśva), or a parasol (chattrikā) as meritorious gifts.