Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

सुवर्णं धनधान्यं च श्राद्धं युक्तहलं तथा । अन्नं पानीयसंहितं तस्मिंस्तीर्थे ददन्ति ये

Transliteration

suvarṇaṃ dhanadhānyaṃ ca śrāddhaṃ yuktahalaṃ tathā | annaṃ pānīyasaṃhitaṃ tasmiṃstīrthe dadanti ye

Translation

Те, кто в том священном тиртхе даруют золото, богатство и зерно, совершают шраддху (śrāddha) и жертвуют плуг со всеми принадлежностями, а также пищу вместе с питьевой водой,—

Word by Word

• suvarṇam: gold
• suvarṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: suvarṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; object in list

• dhanadhānyam: wealth and grain
• dhanadhānyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana + dhānya (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्वन्द्व-समास (धनं च धान्यं च)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• śrāddham: śrāddha offering/rite
• śrāddham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrāddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• yuktahalam: a plough (or ploughing) duly equipped
• yuktahalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yukta (कृदन्त; युज् धातु) + hala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (युक्तं हलं यस्य/युक्तं हलम्)

• tathā: likewise/also
• tathā: Sambandha (Modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/उपमानार्थ-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: likewise)

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

• pānīyasaṃhitam: accompanied with drinking water
• pānīyasaṃhitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pānīya + saṃhita (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (annam); तत्पुरुष-समास (पानीयेन संहितम् = water-accompanied)

• tasmin: in that
• tasmin: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tīrthe: at the sacred ford/pilgrimage place
• tīrthe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• dadanti: they give
• dadanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (दा धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced: Āvantya Khaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śuklatīrtha (Revā/Narmadā context)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata (addressed in the immediate context of the passage)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On a riverbank tīrtha, householders and pilgrims offer gold, grain, and vessels of water; a priest conducts śrāddha rites; a plough with yoke is presented to a worthy recipient; the sacred river flows luminous and calm.

Characters & Entities

• Śuklatīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dāna that sustains life and livelihood—food, water, grain, and tools—becomes a powerful expression of dharma when offered at a sanctified place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha in view is Śuklatīrtha (as established in the surrounding verses).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śrāddha and multiple forms of dāna, including gold, grain, a fitted plough, and food with water.