Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणेषु च तीर्थेषु देवायतनकर्मसु । प्रतिश्रुत्य ददेत्तत्तद्व्यवहारः कृतो यथा

Transliteration

brāhmaṇeṣu ca tīrtheṣu devāyatanakarmasu | pratiśrutya dadettattadvyavahāraḥ kṛto yathā

Translation

ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣ, ତୀର୍ଥ ଓ ଦେବାଳୟ-ସମ୍ବନ୍ଧୀୟ କର୍ମରେ—ଯାହା ପ୍ରତିଶ୍ରୁତି ଦିଆଯାଇଛି, ଠିକ୍ ହୋଇଥିବା ବ୍ୟବହାର ଅନୁସାରେ ସେହିପରି ଦେବା ଉଚିତ।

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मणेषु: among/for Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणेषु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन

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

• तीर्थेषु: at sacred places
• तीर्थेषु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन

• देवायतनकर्मसु: in works/rituals connected with temples
• देवायतनकर्मसु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव + आयतन + कर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-परम्परा (देवानाम् आयतनम्; तस्य कर्म)

• प्रतिश्रुत्य: having promised
• प्रतिश्रुत्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति + श्रु (धातु) → प्रतिश्रुत्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund); ‘having promised’

• ददेत्: should give
• ददेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• तत्: that (each)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति-बल (each such)

• व्यवहारः: practice/transaction
• व्यवहारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यवहार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• कृतः: was made/established
• कृतः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; ‘made/established’

• यथा: as/according to
• यथा: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकार (as/according as)

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet (contextual narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ṛṇamocana-tīrtha (contextual)

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A donor, having made a vow, offers gifts to brāhmaṇas and funds temple repairs near a tīrtha; a scribe records the agreement, symbolizing ‘vyavahāra’.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas
• Tīrthas
• Devāyatana (temples)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma includes integrity: promises made for sacred causes—Brahmins, tīrthas, and temples—must be honored through actual giving.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Tīrthas in general within the Revā Khaṇḍa’s pilgrimage framework; no single named site appears in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

To fulfill pledged offerings/donations connected with Brahmins, pilgrimage places, and temple works.