Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

तस्मिन्दिने सपत्नीकान्द्विजाग्र्यान्वेदवित्तमान् । संपूज्य परया भक्त्या धनं भूरि ददाति च

Transliteration

tasmindine sapatnīkāndvijāgryānvedavittamān | saṃpūjya parayā bhaktyā dhanaṃ bhūri dadāti ca

Translation

ในวันนั้น นางถวายการสักการะพราหมณ์ผู้ประเสริฐ ผู้รู้พระเวท พร้อมด้วยภรรยาของท่านทั้งหลาย ด้วยศรัทธาอันยิ่ง แล้วถวายทานทรัพย์เป็นอันมากด้วย

Word by Word

• तस्मिन्: on that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (Location/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; दिने इत्यस्य विशेषण

• दिने: day
• दिने: Adhikaraṇa (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; कालाधिकरण

• सपत्नीकाान्: together with their wives
• सपत्नीकाान्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + पत्नीका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि (सपत्नीका = पत्नीका सह ये); पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; द्विजाग्र्यान् इत्यस्य विशेषण

• द्विजाग्र्यान्: foremost Brahmins
• द्विजाग्र्यान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + अग्र्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय (द्विजेषु अग्र्याः); पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• वेदवित्तमान्: knowers of the Veda
• वेदवित्तमान्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + वित्तमन्/वित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (वेदं वित्तवान् = वेदवित्); पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; द्विजाग्र्यान् इत्यस्य विशेषण

• संपूज्य: having honoured
• संपूज्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having worshipped/honoured)

• परया: supreme/great
• परया: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; भक्त्या इत्यस्य विशेषण

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

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• भूरि: abundantly
• भूरि: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूरि (अव्यय/विशेषणप्राय)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाणवाचक (much/abundantly)

• ददाति: gives
• ददाति: Kriyā (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

Speaker

King of Vidarbha (continuing his explanation)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On a Monday observance, the queen welcomes eminent brāhmaṇas with their wives, offers seats and ritual honors, performs pāda-prakṣālana/ārghya-like respect, then gives abundant gifts—coins, cloth, food—radiating devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva
• Ambikā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion becomes complete when joined with dāna—honoring the learned and giving generously as an expression of bhakti.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific pilgrimage site is described; the verse glorifies a dharmic practice (Śiva worship and charity) in a royal setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

On Somavāra, worship Śiva (with Ambikā), honor Veda-knowing Brahmins with their wives, and give abundant charity (dāna).