Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 120

Devanagari script

लोकपालान्समुद्दिश्य ब्राह्मणे व्यङ्गवर्जिते । तेन दानेन सा नित्यं सर्वलोकस्य वल्लभा

Transliteration

lokapālānsamuddiśya brāhmaṇe vyaṅgavarjite | tena dānena sā nityaṃ sarvalokasya vallabhā

Translation

లోకపాలులను ఉద్దేశించి, శారీరక లోపం లేని బ్రాహ్మణునికి అది దానం చేస్తే—ఆ దానఫలంతో ఆమె నిత్యం సమస్త లోకాలకు ప్రియురాలవుతుంది.

Word by Word

• lokapālān: the guardians of the worlds
• lokapālān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka + pāla (प्रातिपदिके; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (lokānāṃ pālāḥ)

• samuddiśya: having invoked/with reference to
• samuddiśya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sam-ud-diś (धातु √दिश्)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive): 'having addressed/with reference to'

• brāhmaṇe: in/for a Brahmin
• brāhmaṇe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; अधिकरण (in/with regard to a Brahmin)

• vyaṅgavarjite: free from deformity/defect
• vyaṅgavarjite: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vyaṅga + varjita (प्रातिपदिके; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying brāhmaṇe); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (vyaṅgasya varjitaḥ = free from defects)

• tena: by that
• tena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• dānena: by the gift
• dānena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव/क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण अव्यय (adverbial accusative: 'always')

• sarvalokasya: of all the world(s)
• sarvalokasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + loka (प्रातिपदिके; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (sarveṣāṃ lokānāṃ)

• vallabhā: beloved
• vallabhā: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vallabhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective of sā)

Speaker

Śaṅkara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: रेवा-तीर्थ

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: देवी

Visual Art Cues

Scene: दान-स्थल पर दिक्पालों का संकल्प करते हुए दानकर्ता; पृष्ठभूमि में आठ दिशाओं के प्रतीक (ध्वज/आयुध/वाहन-चिह्न), सामने शान्त, निरोग ब्राह्मण।

Characters & Entities

• Lokapālas
• Brāhmaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Charity offered with sacred intention and proper recipient-selection yields both spiritual merit and harmony in society.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā Khaṇḍa context ties these gifts to the sacred-pilgrimage values of the Revā (Narmadā) region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

To dedicate the gift to the Lokapālas and give it to a qualified Brāhmaṇa.