Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

भूषणैः पादुकाभिश्च ब्राह्मणान्पाण्डुनन्दन । भवेत्कोटिगुणं तस्य नात्र कार्या विचारणा

Transliteration

bhūṣaṇaiḥ pādukābhiśca brāhmaṇānpāṇḍunandana | bhavetkoṭiguṇaṃ tasya nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

Translation

ഹേ പാണ്ഡുനന്ദന! ബ്രാഹ്മണർക്കു ആഭരണങ്ങളും പാദുകകളും ദാനം ചെയ്താൽ അതിന്റെ ഫലം കോടിഗുണം ആകുന്നു; ഇതിൽ സംശയമോ വിചാരണമോ വേണ്ട.

Word by Word

• भूषणैः: with ornaments
• भूषणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूषण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• पादुकाभिः: with sandals
• पादुकाभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पादुका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• ब्राह्मणान्: brāhmaṇas
• ब्राह्मणान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन

• पाण्डुनन्दन: O son of Pāṇḍu
• पाण्डुनन्दन: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डु + नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (vocative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (पाण्डोः नन्दनः)

• भवेत्: would become / should be
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• कोटिगुणम्: a crore-fold
• कोटिगुणम्: Predicative (Vidhaya)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोटि + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (विधेय), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (कोट्या गुणितम्)

• तस्य: of that (rite/merit)
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

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

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• कार्या: to be done/necessary
• कार्या: Predicative (Vidhaya)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेयविशेषणम् (to be done)

• विचारणा: consideration/deliberation
• विचारणा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विचारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Deductive (Revā Khaṇḍa narrator addressing a Pāṇḍava-line listener)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (Narmadā)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pāṇḍunandana (Yudhiṣṭhira)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A patron respectfully presents ornaments and sandals to seated brāhmaṇas; the brāhmaṇas offer blessings, while the river-tirtha setting suggests amplified merit.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa
• Pāṇḍu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Generosity at a sacred place magnifies spiritual merit; supporting the learned is praised as highly fruitful.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The statement belongs to the Karoḍī Tīrtha Māhātmya within the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Donate ornaments and footwear (pādukā) to brāhmaṇas; the text promises crore-fold merit.