Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

प्रोक्तानि षडधिष्ठानान्यंगान्यपि च षट्च्छ्रुणु । दाता प्रतिग्रहीता च शुद्धिर्देयं च धर्मयुक्

Transliteration

proktāni ṣaḍadhiṣṭhānānyaṃgānyapi ca ṣaṭcchruṇu | dātā pratigrahītā ca śuddhirdeyaṃ ca dharmayuk

Translation

Enam dasar telah dinyatakan; kini dengarlah pula enam anggota sedekah: pemberi, penerima, kesucian, pemberian itu sendiri, dan apa yang selaras dengan dharma—

Word by Word

• प्रोक्तानि: have been stated
• प्रोक्तानि: Visheshana (Adjectival predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वच् (धातु) → प्रोक्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘having been stated’

• षट्: six
• षट्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या; प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचनार्थे

• अधिष्ठानानि: bases/foundations
• अधिष्ठानानि: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अधिष्ठान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• अङ्गानि: limbs/parts
• अङ्गानि: Karta (Subject; in apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

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

• षट्: six
• षट्: Karma (Object; ‘six [more]’)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या; द्वितीया (2nd) एकवचनरूपेण (संख्याविशेषण)

• शृणु: hear
• शृणु: Kriya (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• दाता: giver
• दाता: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दातृ (प्रातिपदिक; कर्तरि तृच्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• प्रतिग्रहीता: receiver (acceptor)
• प्रतिग्रहीता: Karta (Subject; coordinated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रतिग्रहीतृ (प्रातिपदिक; कर्तरि तृच्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात

• शुद्धिः: purity
• शुद्धिः: Karta (Subject; item in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• देयम्: the gift (what should be given)
• देयम्: Karta (Subject; item in list)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देय (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; दा + यत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेयार्थे ‘that which is to be given’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात

• धर्मयुक्: endowed with righteousness
• धर्मयुक्: Visheshana (Qualifier; of देयम्/दान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धर्म + युज् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; क्विप्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (धर्मे युक्तः)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A teacher-sage instructs a seated audience on the components of charity; symbolic objects (water pot for purity, cloth/food for gift) are arranged; the receiver (brāhmaṇa/ascetic) is shown respectfully.

Characters & Entities

• Giver (dātā)
• Recipient (pratigrahītā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dāna becomes dharmically complete only when its essential factors—giver, receiver, purity, and proper gift—are rightly aligned.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None; the verse is a systematic framework for charity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A structured prescription: understand dāna through its six aṅgas (key components) after learning its six adhiṣṭhānas (bases).