Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 70

Devanagari script

पुराणानि च ये दद्युः पुस्तकानि ददत्यपि । धर्मशास्त्राणि ये दद्युस्तेषां वासोत्र मे पुरे

Transliteration

purāṇāni ca ye dadyuḥ pustakāni dadatyapi | dharmaśāstrāṇi ye dadyusteṣāṃ vāsotra me pure

Translation

പുരാണങ്ങൾ ദാനം ചെയ്യുന്നവരും, ഗ്രന്ഥപുസ്തകങ്ങളും നൽകുന്നവരും, ധർമ്മശാസ്ത്രങ്ങൾ ദാനം ചെയ്യുന്നവരും—അവർക്ക് ഇവിടെ എന്റെ പുരിയിൽ വാസം ലഭിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• पुराणानि: Purāṇas
• पुराणानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Pl.)

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

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masc., Nom., Pl.)

• दद्युः: may give
• दद्युः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन (may give)

• पुस्तकानि: books
• पुस्तकानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुस्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Pl.)

• ददति: give
• ददति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन (they give)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-निपात (particle: 'also/even')

• धर्मशास्त्राणि: Dharma-śāstras (law/religious treatises)
• धर्मशास्त्राणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + शास्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (धर्मस्य शास्त्राणि) (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Pl.)

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masc., Nom., Pl.)

• दद्युः: may give
• दद्युः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन (may give)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Gen., Pl.)

• वासः: dwelling/abode
• वासः: Karta (Predicate-noun/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masc., Nom., Sg.)

• उत: indeed/also
• उत: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उत (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प/समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (particle: 'and/also/indeed')

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Gen., Sg.)

• पुरे: in the city
• पुरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Loc., Sg.)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrims/seekers (through the Purāṇic narrator)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A donor respectfully offers palm-leaf manuscripts and bound books of Purāṇas and Dharmaśāstras to learned Brāhmaṇas in Kāśī, with Viśveśvara’s presence implied; the city’s ghāṭs and temples form the backdrop.

Characters & Entities

• Purāṇa
• Dharmaśāstra
• Kāśī (implied by 'my city')

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Preserving and distributing dharma-texts is treated as a sacred charity that grants lasting spiritual belonging in the holy city.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kāśī is implied by “my city,” aligning with the Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s celebration of residence and liberation-linked merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pustaka-dāna: donating Purāṇas, books/manuscripts, and Dharmaśāstra texts.