Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 124

Devanagari script

तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा दैत्येंद्रो वाक्यमब्रवीत् । किं दातव्यं तव विभो वद शीघ्रं ममाधुना

Transliteration

tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā daityeṃdro vākyamabravīt | kiṃ dātavyaṃ tava vibho vada śīghraṃ mamādhunā

Translation

Mendengar kata-kata itu, raja Daitya menjawab: “Wahai yang mulia, apakah yang patut aku berikan kepadamu? Katakanlah segera kepadaku, sekarang juga.”

Word by Word

• tasya: of him
• tasya: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन — genitive singular pronoun

• tad-vacanam: that statement
• tad-vacanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम) + vacana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (तत् वचनम्) — neuter accusative singular

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययभाव) — gerund/absolutive ‘having heard’

• daityendraḥ: the lord of the Daityas
• daityendraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक) + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — masculine nominative singular

• vākyam: words
• vākyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vākya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — neuter accusative singular

• abravīt: said
• abravīt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: brū (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — imperfect, 3rd person singular

• kim: what?
• kim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — interrogative accusative singular

• dātavyam: is to be given
• dātavyam: Karma (Object/predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (कर्तव्यता), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — gerundive ‘to be given’

• tava: to you / your
• tava: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन — genitive singular pronoun

• vibho: O mighty one
• vibho: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन — vocative singular

• vada: tell
• vada: Kriya (Command/आज्ञा)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vad (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन — imperative, 2nd person singular

• śīghram: quickly
• śīghram: Kriya-viseshana (Manner/रीति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — adverb

• mama: to me / my
• mama: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन — genitive singular pronoun

• adhunā: now
• adhunā: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: adhunā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक) — adverb of time

Speaker

Virocana (Daityendra)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Virocana, moved by the beggar’s words, responds instantly—asking what gift is desired, creating suspense before the request is revealed.

Characters & Entities

• Virocana
• Indra (implied as the addressed brāhmaṇa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Prompt willingness to give—without delay or suspicion—is portrayed as the hallmark of a true donor.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None explicitly; the focus is on dāna-dharma within the Kedārakhaṇḍa storyline.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal rite; the verse models the correct response to a yācaka: ask what is desired and give swiftly.