Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 101

Devanagari script

सौभाग्यं जायते चैव इह लोके परत्र च । ब्राह्मणे वृत्तसम्पन्ने सुरूपे च गुणान्विते

Transliteration

saubhāgyaṃ jāyate caiva iha loke paratra ca | brāhmaṇe vṛttasampanne surūpe ca guṇānvite

Translation

ด้วยเหตุนี้ย่อมบังเกิดสิริมงคล ทั้งในโลกนี้และโลกหน้า โดยเฉพาะเมื่อถวายทานแก่พราหมณ์ผู้มีความประพฤติดี รูปงาม และเปี่ยมด้วยคุณธรรม

Word by Word

• सौभाग्यम्: good fortune
• सौभाग्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभाग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (कर्ता), एकवचन

• जायते: arises; is born
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

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

• एव: indeed; certainly
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: here)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• परत्र: hereafter; in the next world
• परत्र: Adhikarana (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: in the next world/thereafter)

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

• ब्राह्मणे: to/for a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण) / चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान) एकवचन; अत्र दान-प्रसङ्गे चतुर्थी-अर्थः (ब्राह्मणाय) प्रायः

• वृत्तसम्पन्ने: endowed with good conduct
• वृत्तसम्पन्ने: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृत्त + सम्पन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी/चतुर्थी, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (ब्राह्मणे); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वृत्तेन सम्पन्नः)

• सुरूपे: handsome; of good appearance
• सुरूपे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी/चतुर्थी, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (ब्राह्मणे); कर्मधारयः (सुन्दरं रूपं यस्य)

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

• गुणान्विते: possessed of virtues
• गुणान्विते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुण + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी/चतुर्थी, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (ब्राह्मणे); तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (गुणैः अन्वितः)

Speaker

Unspecified (Revā Khaṇḍa instructional voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (general)

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dignified brāhmaṇa of calm demeanor and virtuous bearing receives offerings with blessings; the donor’s family stands respectfully; a subtle split-scene suggests ‘here and hereafter’ prosperity—household abundance and a luminous afterlife path.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dāna bears greater fruit when given with discernment to a worthy, virtuous recipient.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the emphasis is on dāna-dharma within the Revā Khaṇḍa framework.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Give to a brāhmaṇa who is vṛttasampanna (upright), guṇānvita (virtuous), as part of the prescribed charity.