Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

यद्यदिष्टतमं लोके यद्यत्पत्युः समीहितम् । तत्तद्गुणवते देयं पतिप्रीणनकाम्यया

Transliteration

yadyadiṣṭatamaṃ loke yadyatpatyuḥ samīhitam | tattadguṇavate deyaṃ patiprīṇanakāmyayā

Translation

ലോകത്തിൽ ഏത് ഏറ്റവും പ്രിയമാണോ, ഭർത്താവിന് ഏത് അഭിലഷിതമാണോ, അതുതന്നെ ഗുണവാനായ യോഗ്യനു ദാനം ചെയ്യണം—ഭർത്താവിനെ പ്രസന്നിപ്പിക്കണമെന്ന ആഗ്രഹത്തോടെ।

Word by Word

• यत्-यत्: whatever
• यत्-यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; यद्-यद् (correlative: whatever)

• इष्टतमम्: most desired
• इष्टतमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्टतम (प्रातिपदिक; √इष्/√इच्छ् धातु, क्त + तमप्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; अतिशय-विशेषण (most desired)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• यत्-यत्: whatever
• यत्-यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; यद्-यद् (whatever)

• पत्युः: of the husband
• पत्युः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• समीहितम्: wished for
• समीहितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + √ईह् (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त; desired/aimed at)

• तत्-तत्: that (each such thing)
• तत्-तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; तद्-तद् (correlative: that/each such)

• गुणवते: to the virtuous (husband)
• गुणवते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुणवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (to the virtuous/qualified one)

• देयम्: should be given
• देयम्: Vidhana (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देय (प्रातिपदिक; √दा धातु, कृत्य-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (gerundive: to be given)

• पति-प्रीणन-काम्यया: with the intention of pleasing the husband
• पति-प्रीणन-काम्यया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रीणन (प्रातिपदिक; √प्री धातु) + काम्य (प्रातिपदिक; √कम् धातु, ण्यत्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; हेतौ/प्रयोजनवाचक (for the sake of pleasing the husband)

Speaker

Deductive: a Purāṇic narrator/teacher within Brahmakhaṇḍa (speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A donor offers cherished items to a worthy recipient (a disciplined brāhmaṇa/ascetic or a needy family) with a calm, intentional expression; the husband’s satisfaction is symbolically shown as a gentle blessing gesture or shared merit aura.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dāna becomes spiritually fruitful when offered to the worthy with a disciplined intention aligned to dharma and household responsibility.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the focus is on the dharma of charity and proper recipients.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Give gifts/charity to a virtuous recipient (guṇavat), choosing items that are valued and desired, with a clear devotional intention.