Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

कृष्णाश्रयोऽयजद्विप्रा राजसूयेन पांडवः । तस्मिन्यागे ददौ द्रव्यं ब्राह्मणेभ्यो यथेष्टतः

Transliteration

kṛṣṇāśrayo'yajadviprā rājasūyena pāṃḍavaḥ | tasminyāge dadau dravyaṃ brāhmaṇebhyo yatheṣṭataḥ

Translation

โอ้พราหมณ์ทั้งหลาย! ปาณฑพผู้พึ่งพระกฤษณะได้ประกอบราชสูยะยัญ; และในพิธีนั้นได้ถวายทรัพย์แก่พราหมณ์ทั้งหลายตามความปรารถนา

Word by Word

• कृष्णाश्रयः: having Kṛṣṇa as refuge
• कृष्णाश्रयः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्ण + आश्रय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कृष्णस्य आश्रयः) विशेषणम् (पाण्डवः)

• अयजत्: performed (a sacrifice)
• अयजत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: यज् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• विप्रान्: the Brahmins
• विप्रान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• राजसूयेन: by the Rājasūya (sacrifice)
• राजसूयेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजसूय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• पाण्डवः: the Pāṇḍava (Yudhiṣṭhira)
• पाण्डवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाण्डव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (यागे)

• यागे: sacrifice
• यागे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: याग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

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

• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः: to the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), बहुवचन

• यथेष्टतः: as desired; at will
• यथेष्टतः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा + इष्ट (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्ययीभावः; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषणम्

Speaker

Sūta (contextual deduction)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: brāhmaṇas

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rājasūya arena: fire altar blazing, priests chanting, Yudhiṣṭhira with folded hands near Kṛṣṇa; gifts arranged for distribution to brāhmaṇas.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Yudhiṣṭhira (Pāṇḍava)
• Brāhmaṇas
• Rājasūya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kingship is purified by devotion and by generous, willing-hearted dāna offered in a sacred rite.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Lakṣmītīrtha in the Setukhaṇḍa context, whose māhātmya underlies this prosperity-and-merit narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performance of the Rājasūya yajña and giving gifts to brāhmaṇas according to their desire (yatheṣṭa-dāna).