Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

आसनार्थं प्रयच्छंति पुराणज्ञस्य ये नराः । कम्बलाजिनवासांसि मञ्चं फलकमेव च

Transliteration

āsanārthaṃ prayacchaṃti purāṇajñasya ye narāḥ | kambalājinavāsāṃsi mañcaṃ phalakameva ca

Translation

ผู้ใดถวายที่นั่งแก่ผู้รู้ปุราณะ—ไม่ว่าจะเป็นผ้าห่ม หนังเนื้อทราย เครื่องนุ่งห่ม เตียง หรือแม้เพียงแผ่นกระดานไม้—ผู้นั้นย่อมได้บุญใหญ่ยิ่ง

Word by Word

• आसन-अर्थम्: for a seat (for seating)
• आसन-अर्थम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आसन (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; चतुर्थी-तत्पुरुषः (आसनाय अर्थः/निमित्तम्) = प्रयोजनार्थक

• प्रयच्छन्ति: they give/offer
• प्रयच्छन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु) उपसर्ग-प्र (प्र+यच्छति; यच्छ्-आदेश)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; दानार्थ क्रिया

• पुराण-ज्ञस्य: to/for the knower of the Purāṇa
• पुराण-ज्ञस्य: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक) + ज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पुराणं जानाति इति); सम्बन्ध/सम्प्रदान-निर्देश

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• नराः: men/people
• नराः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; कर्ता

• कम्बल-अजिन-वासाांसि: blankets, skins, and garments
• कम्बल-अजिन-वासाांसि: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कम्बल (प्रातिपदिक) + अजिन (प्रातिपदिक) + वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (कम्बलानि च अजिनानि च वासांसि च)

• मञ्चम्: couch/bedstead
• मञ्चम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मञ्च (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• फलकम्: board/plank
• फलकम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फलक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle); अवधारणार्थक (emphasis/only)

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Narrator of the Brahmottarakhaṇḍa (contextual Purāṇic narrator)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees approach a seated paurāṇika and offer a folded blanket, ajina (deerskin), fresh garments, and a small cot/wooden plank; the teacher blesses them; the audience watches in reverent silence.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Supporting sacred teaching through practical hospitality is itself a powerful dharmic act.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the verse praises service to Purāṇa-kathā wherever it is conducted.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna and sevā: giving āsana and related items to the Purāṇa-knower/reciter.