Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 134

Devanagari script

कांचनैरर्नोप्रदानैश्च गृहदानैर्धनादिभिः । भार्याभूषणवस्त्रैश्च कृतार्था ब्राह्मणाः कृताः

Transliteration

kāṃcanairarnopradānaiśca gṛhadānairdhanādibhiḥ | bhāryābhūṣaṇavastraiśca kṛtārthā brāhmaṇāḥ kṛtāḥ

Translation

സ്വർണ്ണദാനങ്ങൾ, നാനാവിധ പ്രദാനങ്ങൾ, ഗൃഹദാനം, ധനാദികൾ, കൂടാതെ അവരുടെ ഭാര്യമാർക്കുള്ള ആഭരണങ്ങളും വസ്ത്രങ്ങളും—ഇവയാൽ ബ്രാഹ്മണർ പൂർണ്ണമായി തൃപ്തരായി കൃതാർത്ഥരായി.

Word by Word

• kāṃcanaiḥ: with gold (items)
• kāṃcanaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāṃcana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन — Instrumental Plural

• arṇopradānaiḥ: with gifts of food/grain
• arṇopradānaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + pradāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — Instrumental Plural; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अर्णस्य/अन्नस्य प्रदानम्)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• gṛhadānaiḥ: with gifts of houses
• gṛhadānaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक) + dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — Instrumental Plural; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (गृहस्य दानम्)

• dhanādibhiḥ: with wealth and the like
• dhanādibhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (आदि, प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — Instrumental Plural; तत्पुरुषः (धनम् आदि यस्य/धनादि)

• bhāryābhūṣaṇavastraiḥ: with wives, ornaments, and garments
• bhāryābhūṣaṇavastraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāryā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhūṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + vastra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — Instrumental Plural; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (भार्या-भूषण-वस्त्राणि)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• kṛtārthāḥ: fulfilled; satisfied
• kṛtārthāḥ: Visheshana (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛta (कृत, कृदन्त) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Nominative Plural; कर्मधारयः (कृतः अर्थः येषाम्/कृतार्थ)

• brāhmaṇāḥ: brahmins
• brāhmaṇāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Nominative Plural

• kṛtāḥ: were made (to be)
• kṛtāḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Nom. pl. masc.; कर्मणि भावः (were made)

Speaker

Narrator voice within Lomaharṣaṇa’s telling (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand gifting ceremony: piles of gold and valuables, deeds/keys of houses, garments and ornaments presented; brāhmaṇas and their families appear content, blessing the donor.

Characters & Entities

• brāhmaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Generous, respectful dāna to worthy brāhmaṇas is upheld as a dharmic act that brings religious fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific site is named; the emphasis is on dāna and support of dharma.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna is detailed: giving gold, wealth, houses, and garments/ornaments as charitable offerings.