Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

तत्र स्नात्वा तु यो भक्त्या ब्राह्मणान्पूजयेन्नृप । स्वल्पेनापि हि दानेन तस्य चान्तो न विद्यते

Transliteration

tatra snātvā tu yo bhaktyā brāhmaṇānpūjayennṛpa | svalpenāpi hi dānena tasya cānto na vidyate

Translation

ข้าแต่มหาราช ผู้ใดอาบน้ำที่นั่นด้วยศรัทธาภักดี และบูชาพราหมณ์ทั้งหลาย—แม้ด้วยทานเพียงเล็กน้อย—บุญของผู้นั้นย่อมไร้ขอบเขต หาอวสานมิได้

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (there)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund): having bathed

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• यः: whoever
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (he who)

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; करण (with devotion)

• ब्राह्मणान्: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; कर्म (object)

• पूजयेत्: should worship/honor
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नृप: O king
• नृप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• स्वल्पेन: with a little
• स्वल्पेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; विशेषण (with a small amount)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; ‘even/also’

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• दानेन: by a gift
• दानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; करण (by/through giving)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (of him)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (and)

• अन्तः: an end (limit)
• अन्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्तृ/विषय (end/limit)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• विद्यते: exists
• विद्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु) (सत्तायाम्; ‘to exist’)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; भावे प्रयोग (exists)

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vimaleśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee emerges from ritual bath near Vimaleśvara, then respectfully offers pādya/ārghya and gifts to brāhmaṇas; the shrine and riverbank frame the act of humble charity.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas
• Tīrtha (Vimaleśvara context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion plus respectful giving at a tīrtha multiplies merit beyond measure.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same tīrtha context—Vimaleśvara/Devaśilā region in Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform snāna at the tīrtha and honor brāhmaṇas with dāna, even if modest.