Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 69

Devanagari script

स्वर्णं चान्नं च वासांसि देयानि श्रद्धयान्वितैः । स्नानं दानं हरेः पूजा सर्वमक्षयतां व्रजेत्

Transliteration

svarṇaṃ cānnaṃ ca vāsāṃsi deyāni śraddhayānvitaiḥ | snānaṃ dānaṃ hareḥ pūjā sarvamakṣayatāṃ vrajet

Translation

ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାଯୁକ୍ତ ଲୋକେ ସୁବର୍ଣ୍ଣ, ଅନ୍ନ ଓ ବସ୍ତ୍ର ଦାନ କରିବା ଉଚିତ। ସ୍ନାନ, ଦାନ ଓ ହରିପୂଜା—ଏ ସବୁ ପୁଣ୍ୟ ଅକ୍ଷୟ ହୋଇଯାଏ।

Word by Word

• svarṇam: gold
• svarṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• annam: food
• annam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• vāsāṃsi: garments
• vāsāṃsi: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• deyāni: to be given
• deyāni: Vidhi (Obligation/विधि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: कृत्य-प्रत्यय (यत्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (सर्वाणि दानद्रव्याणि)

• śraddhayā: with faith
• śraddhayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śraddhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन

• anvitaiḥ: by those endowed (with it)
• anvitaiḥ: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anu-√i (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (कर्तृभिः—श्रद्धयान्वितैः)

• snānam: bathing
• snānam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• dānam: charity
• dānam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• hareḥ: of Hari (Viṣṇu)
• hareḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• pūjā: worship
• pūjā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• sarvam: all (of this)
• sarvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समाहारार्थे (the whole of it)

• akṣayatām: imperishability; inexhaustible merit
• akṣayatām: Gati-Karma (Goal/Object/गतिकर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: a-kṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; भाववाचक (state of imperishability)

• vrajet: should attain/go to
• vrajet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vraj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced for Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa–Ayodhyāmāhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā-tīrtha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee, having completed Hari-pūjā, distributes food and garments to brāhmaṇas and needy pilgrims near the ghāṭa; a small gold offering is placed respectfully; the atmosphere conveys ‘akṣaya’ through repeating motifs (endless garlands, flowing river).

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• dāna items: gold/food/clothes

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faith transforms simple acts—bathing, giving, and worship—into akṣaya (unfailing) spiritual capital.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Ayodhyā Sarayū-bank tīrtha described in this Adhyāya (Sahasradhārā context).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna of gold, food, and garments; along with snāna and Hari-pūjā.