Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 95

Devanagari script

सहीश्वरस्यावतारो भर्त्ता दाताऽभयस्य सः । तथैव त्वामहं याचे द्रव्यशुद्धिप्सया । पूर्व ममालयं देहि देयार्थे प्रार्थनापरः

Transliteration

sahīśvarasyāvatāro bharttā dātā'bhayasya saḥ | tathaiva tvāmahaṃ yāce dravyaśuddhipsayā | pūrva mamālayaṃ dehi deyārthe prārthanāparaḥ

Translation

రాజు ఈశ్వరావతారసముడు—రక్షకుడు, అభయదాత. అటువంటి భావంతోనే దానధన శుద్ధిని కోరుతూ నేను మిమ్మల్ని యాచిస్తున్నాను. ముందుగా నాకు నివాసస్థానాన్ని దయచేయండి; ఎందుకంటే నేను దానార్థం ప్రార్థనలో నిమగ్నుడను.

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• īśvarasya: of the Lord
• īśvarasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• avatāraḥ: incarnation/descent
• avatāraḥ: Karta (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: avatāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• bhartā: protector/supporter
• bhartā: Karta (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• dātā: giver
• dātā: Karta (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• abhayasya: of fearlessness/safety
• abhayasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• tathā: thus
• tathā: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (thus/so)

• eva: indeed/just
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• tvām: you
• tvām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• yāce: I request/beg
• yāce: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yāc (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• dravyaśuddhipsayā: for the desire of purification of wealth
• dravyaśuddhipsayā: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dravya (प्रातिपदिक) + śuddhi (प्रातिपदिक) + ipsā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; समासः (द्रव्यस्य शुद्धिः, तस्याः इप्सा) = द्रव्य-शुद्धि-इप्सा; हेतौ तृतीया

• pūrvam: first
• pūrvam: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pūrvam (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: काल/क्रमवाचक-अव्यय (first/before)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• ālayam: dwelling/abode
• ālayam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ālaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• dehi: give
• dehi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• deyārthe: in the matter of what is to be given
• deyārthe: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deya (प्रातिपदिक) + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (देयस्य अर्थः)

• prārthanāparaḥ: intent on requesting
• prārthanāparaḥ: Karta (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prārthanā (प्रातिपदिक) + para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (प्रार्थनायां परः = तत्परः)

Speaker

Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: king

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada praises the king as īśvara’s embodiment—protector and giver of fearlessness—then requests first a dwelling-place, implying an āśrama/maṭha/temple residence to anchor future gifts.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Īśvara
• Rājā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dāna is not only about quantity but purity: wealth and resources used for charity should be obtained and sanctioned in a dharmic way.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the focus is on dharmic giving and the king’s role as guardian of social order.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, it highlights dāna with śuddha-dravya (pure means/resources); it also mentions seeking a place (ālaya) as a prerequisite for intended giving.