Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

अनडुत्कांचना भूमिं रत्नानि विविधानि च । छत्राणि विप्रमुख्येभ्यो यानानि चैव वाससी

Transliteration

anaḍutkāṃcanā bhūmiṃ ratnāni vividhāni ca | chatrāṇi vipramukhyebhyo yānāni caiva vāsasī

Translation

त्यांनी बैल, सुवर्ण, भूमी आणि विविध रत्नेही दिली; तसेच श्रेष्ठ ब्राह्मणांना छत्रे, वाहने आणि वस्त्रेही अर्पण केली।

Word by Word

• अनडुत्: a bull/ox
• अनडुत्: Karma (Item given/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनडुह्/अनडुत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन/बहुवचन-प्रयोगे संदिग्ध (पाठानुसार सूची-रूपे); दान-वस्तु-निर्देश

• काञ्चनाः: gold (pieces/objects)
• काञ्चनाः: Karma (Item given/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काञ्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; दान-वस्तु-निर्देश

• भूमिम्: land
• भूमिम्: Karma (Item given/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• रत्नानि: gems
• रत्नानि: Karma (Items given/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; सूची-रूपे दान-वस्तु

• विविधानि: various
• विविधानि: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (रत्नानि)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/conjunction)

• छत्राणि: umbrellas
• छत्राणि: Karma (Items given/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• विप्रमुख्येभ्यः: to the foremost brāhmaṇas
• विप्रमुख्येभ्यः: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र + मुख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), बहुवचन; ‘विप्रेषु मुख्याः’ इति (कर्मधारय-भावार्थे समास-प्रयोग)

• यानानि: vehicles
• यानानि: Karma (Items given/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय/conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/particle): emphasis

• वाससी: two garments, clothing
• वाससी: Karma (Items given/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, द्विवचन (dual)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa māhātmya narration context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Offerings arranged in orderly rows: bulls with garlands, heaps of gold, deed-scrolls symbolizing land-gift, jewel caskets; brāhmaṇa elders seated; attendants holding umbrellas, garments folded, and vehicles ready.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas (vipra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is strengthened by generous giving—especially offerings that support learned and virtuous brāhmaṇas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpathakṣetra in the Prabhāsa region, presented as a place where dāna yields heightened spiritual fruit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna of land, gold, jewels, umbrellas, vehicles, and clothing—particularly to worthy brāhmaṇas.