Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

ततः स स्वगृहं गत्वा तानि वस्त्राणि कृत्स्नशः । यथाक्रमेण संहृष्टः प्रददौ द्विजसत्तमाः

Transliteration

tataḥ sa svagṛhaṃ gatvā tāni vastrāṇi kṛtsnaśaḥ | yathākrameṇa saṃhṛṣṭaḥ pradadau dvijasattamāḥ

Translation

പിന്നീട് അവൻ സ്വന്തം വീട്ടിൽ ചെന്നു ആ വസ്ത്രങ്ങൾ എല്ലാം എടുത്ത്, ആനന്ദത്തോടെ, യഥാക്രമം ശ്രേഷ്ഠ ബ്രാഹ്മണന്മാർക്ക് നൽകി.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक (then)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन (nom. sg.)

• स्वगृहम्: his own house
• स्वगृहम्: Karma (Goal as object with गम्/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (acc. sg.); कर्मधारय (own house)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √गम् (धातु) + क्त्वा
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (absolutive: having gone)

• तानि: those
• तानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; बहुवचन (acc. pl.)

• वस्त्राणि: garments
• वस्त्राणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; बहुवचन (acc. pl.)

• कृत्स्नशः: entirely
• कृत्स्नशः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृत्स्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (wholly)

• यथाक्रमेण: in order
• यथाक्रमेण: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: in due order)

• संहृष्टः: delighted
• संहृष्टः: Karta (Subject attribute/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-√हृष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past participle: delighted)

• प्रददौ: gave
• प्रददौ: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद (perfect, 3rd sg.: 'gave')

• द्विजसत्तमाः: to the best of Brahmins
• द्विजसत्तमाः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी/द्वितीया?—प्रयोगतः द्वितीया बहुवचन अपेक्षित (to the best Brahmins) किन्तु रूपम् प्रथमा बहुवचन (द्विजसत्तमाः) दृश्यते; कर्मधारय (श्रेष्ठा द्विजाः)

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narration within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: He returns home, gathers all the garments, and distributes them in sequence to eminent brāhmaṇas; faces show contentment and blessing.

Characters & Entities

• dvijasattama (excellent Brāhmaṇas)
• vastra-dāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Wholehearted giving—without holding back—done with joy and orderliness, is praised as dharmic charity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The surrounding chapter is a Tīrthamāhātmya episode; this verse itself does not specify the tīrtha by name.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Systematic distribution of donated garments (vastra-dāna) to Brāhmaṇas.