Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 122

Devanagari script

खंडोद्भवेन द्रव्येण तेपे दानानि यच्छती । ततः केनापि कालेन भ्रातृभ्योऽष्टभ्य एव च

Transliteration

khaṃḍodbhavena dravyeṇa tepe dānāni yacchatī | tataḥ kenāpi kālena bhrātṛbhyo'ṣṭabhya eva ca

Translation

ନିଜ ଖଣ୍ଡରୁ ଉତ୍ପନ୍ନ ଧନଦ୍ୱାରା ସେ ଦାନ କରି ପୁଣ୍ୟାଚରଣ କଲା। ପରେ କେତେକ ସମୟରେ ସେ ନିଜ ଆଠ ଭ୍ରାତାଙ୍କୁ ମଧ୍ୟ (ଦାନ/ଭାଗ) ଦେଲା।

Word by Word

• खण्डोद्भवेन: with material arising from a fragment/piece
• खण्डोद्भवेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: खण्ड + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; एकवचन; पञ्चमी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थः (खण्डात् उद्भवः)

• द्रव्येण: with substance/wealth
• द्रव्येण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; एकवचन

• तेपे: performed austerity
• तेपे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तप् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• दानानि: gifts, donations
• दानानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; बहुवचन

• यच्छती: giving
• यच्छती: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यम् (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; एकवचन

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-viseshana (Adverb/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/तदनन्तरम् (ablative/adverbial)

• केनापि: by some
• केनापि: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क + अपि (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक + अव्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; एकवचन; अनिश्चितार्थक (indefinite: 'by some')

• कालेन: at a time, after some time
• कालेन: Kriya-viseshana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण-भाव)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; एकवचन

• भ्रातृभ्यः: to the brothers
• भ्रातृभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी विभक्ति; बहुवचन

• अष्टभ्यः: to the eight
• अष्टभ्यः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टन् (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी विभक्ति; बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक-विशेषण (agreeing with भ्रातृभ्यः)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Nipata (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kumārī (or a noble lady/devī figure) distributes goods—grain, gold, cloth—measured from her own share, with recipients including brothers; the act is calm, orderly, and sanctified.

Characters & Entities

• Kumārī
• khaṇḍa (allotted portion)
• dāna (charity)
• eight brothers

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Wealth becomes sanctified when used for dāna; rightful resources, when shared, are transformed into dharmic merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The context continues the Stambhatīrtha-Kumārī sanctity narrative, though the site is not repeated by name in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna (charitable giving) is explicitly mentioned as her meritorious practice.