Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

एतद्दत्तं दिलीपेन कार्तवीर्येण भूपते । पृथुना पुरुकुत्सेन तथान्यैरपि पार्थिवैः

Transliteration

etaddattaṃ dilīpena kārtavīryeṇa bhūpate | pṛthunā purukutsena tathānyairapi pārthivaiḥ

Translation

हे भूपते! हे दान दिलीपाने, कार्तवीर्याने, पृथूने, पुरुकुत्साने तसेच इतरही राजांनी दिले आहे.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (demonstrative)

• दत्तम्: given
• दत्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ‘एतत्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• दिलीपेन: by Dilīpa
• दिलीपेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिलीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• कार्तवीर्येण: by Kārtavīrya
• कार्तवीर्येण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्तवीर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• भूपते: O king
• भूपते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूपति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• पृथुना: by Pṛthu
• पृथुना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• पुरुकुत्सेन: by Purukutsa
• पुरुकुत्सेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुकुत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• अन्यैः: by other
• अन्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; ‘पार्थिवैः’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• पार्थिवैः: by kings
• पार्थिवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced; verse itself addresses a king, likely reported speech)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Tulāpuruṣa-dāna

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: bhūpate (O King)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A montage-like royal lineage tableau: Dilīpa, Kārtavīrya, Pṛthu, and Purukutsa each shown performing Tulāpuruṣa-dāna in their respective courts/temple settings.

Characters & Entities

• Dilīpa
• Kārtavīrya
• Pṛthu
• Purukutsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Great dharmic acts are validated by lineage and example: righteous kings are presented as models for major charitable rites.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; the emphasis is on the rite’s authoritative precedent.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The rite is endorsed through exemplars: renowned kings are said to have performed this donation.