Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

सर्वलक्षणसम्पन्नां सर्वोपस्करसंयुताम् । दत्त्वा विप्राय कपिलां न शोचति कृताकृते

Transliteration

sarvalakṣaṇasampannāṃ sarvopaskarasaṃyutām | dattvā viprāya kapilāṃ na śocati kṛtākṛte

Translation

“เมื่อถวายโคกปิลาแก่พราหมณ์ ผู้เพียบพร้อมด้วยลักษณะมงคลทั้งปวง และมีเครื่องประกอบครบถ้วนแล้ว ผู้นั้นย่อมไม่เศร้าโศกต่อสิ่งที่ได้ทำหรือมิได้ทำ”

Word by Word

• सर्व-लक्षण-सम्पन्नाम्: endowed with all auspicious marks
• सर्व-लक्षण-सम्पन्नाम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + लक्षण (प्रातिपदिक) + सम्पन्न (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समासः; स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्; ‘कपिलाम्’ विशेषयति

• सर्व-उपस्कर-संयुताम्: provided with all equipment/accoutrements
• सर्व-उपस्कर-संयुताम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + उपस्कर (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुपद-तत्पुरुष-समासः; स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘कपिलाम्’ विशेषयति

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्तम् (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया

• विप्राय: to a brāhmaṇa
• विप्राय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, चतुर्थी-विभक्तिः (4th/Dative), एकवचनम्

• कपिलाम्: a kapilā cow
• कपिलाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कपिला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्

• न: not
• न: Nipata (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्ययम् (negation particle)

• शोचति: grieves
• शोचति: Kriya (Predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present Indicative), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd), एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्

• कृत-अकृते: in what is done and not done (deeds/omissions)
• कृत-अकृते: Adhikarana (Domain/locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक) + अकृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समासः (इतरेतर); नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (7th/Locative), एकवचनम्; विषयाधिकरणम्

Speaker

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

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (go-dāna context)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A well-adorned tawny cow with auspicious marks stands with accessories; a brāhmaṇa receives the gift; the donor’s face shows relief and serenity, symbolizing freedom from regret.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa
• Kapilā (cow)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Complete, well-prepared charity (dāna) brings inner assurance and freedom from remorse, a key Purāṇic marker of merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā/Narmadā sacred region described in Revā Khaṇḍa, emphasizing tīrtha-based dāna.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Donation of a kapilā cow to a brāhmaṇa, ideally endowed with auspicious qualities and accompanied by necessary accessories (upaskara).