Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

विद्यामूल्येन नैवं च याचितः स्यात्प्रतिग्रहः । सत्यमाह पुराणार्षिर्वासुदेवो जगद्गुरुः

Transliteration

vidyāmūlyena naivaṃ ca yācitaḥ syātpratigrahaḥ | satyamāha purāṇārṣirvāsudevo jagadguruḥ

Translation

വിദ്യയുടെ മൂല്യമെന്ന പേരിൽ ഇങ്ങനെ യാചിച്ച് സ്വീകരിക്കുന്ന ദാനം യുക്തമല്ല. പുരാണർഷി, ജഗദ്ഗുരു വാസുദേവൻ സത്യം തന്നെയാണു പറഞ്ഞത്.

Word by Word

• विद्यामूल्येन: by the price of learning
• विद्यामूल्येन: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्या (प्रातिपदिक) + मूल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया-एकवचन (Instrumental singular); समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (विद्यायाः मूल्यं)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• एवम्: thus/in this manner
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus/in this way)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction: and)

• याचितः: begged for/solicited
• याचितः: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: याच् (धातु) → याचित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; विशेषण

• स्यात्: would be/should be
• स्यात्: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन

• प्रतिग्रहः: acceptance (of a gift)
• प्रतिग्रहः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन

• सत्यम्: truth
• सत्यम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• आह: said
• आह: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अह्/ब्रू (धातु; परोक्षभूत-रूप)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन

• पुराणार्षिः: the ancient sage
• पुराणार्षिः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक) + ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समासः (पुराणः ऋषिः)

• वासुदेवः: Vāsudeva
• वासुदेवः: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन

• जगद्गुरुः: teacher of the world
• जगद्गुरुः: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जगत् (प्रातिपदिक) + गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (जगतः गुरुः)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator citing Purāṇic authority

Characters & Entities

• Vāsudeva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred knowledge is not merchandise; receiving gifts must be governed by dharma, not bargaining or solicitation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is described; the verse teaches dharma regarding gifts and learning.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It implicitly regulates pratigraha (acceptance of gifts): one should not demand payment as a fee for teaching.