Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

उपानच्छत्रपात्रादिदधिमध्वासनानि च

Transliteration

upānacchatrapātrādidadhimadhvāsanāni ca

Translation

பாதரட்சை, குடை, பாத்திரம் முதலியனவும், தயிர், தேன், ஆசனங்களும்—இவையும் ‘கனிஷ்ட தானங்கள்’ எனக் கணிக்கப்படுகின்றன; ஏனெனில் இவை குறைந்த வளங்களின் தானம்.

Word by Word

• उपानत्: sandals
• उपानत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपानत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद; ‘shoe/sandal’)

• छत्र: umbrella
• छत्र: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद; ‘umbrella’)

• पात्र-आदि: vessels and the like
• पात्र-आदि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पात्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (पात्रादि = vessels etc.); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद)

• दधि: curd
• दधि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद; ‘curd’)

• मधु: honey
• मधु: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (समासपूर्वपद; ‘honey’)

• आसनानि: seats
• आसनानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

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

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative convention)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A compassionate street-side donation near a temple approach: a donor hands sandals and an umbrella to a weary pilgrim; nearby, a volunteer offers curd and honey; stacks of clay/metal vessels and simple seats are arranged for distribution.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even small, everyday necessities can be offered as charity; scripture still counts them, though as lesser in scale.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is mentioned.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Donation of practical items such as footwear, umbrellas, vessels, curd, honey, and seats.