Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 101

Devanagari script

तथैव सर्वाण्यपि चोत्तमानि दानानि चोक्तानि मनीषिभिर्यदा । एतानि सर्वाणि मया तदैव दत्तानि काले च महाविधानतः

Transliteration

tathaiva sarvāṇyapi cottamāni dānāni coktāni manīṣibhiryadā | etāni sarvāṇi mayā tadaiva dattāni kāle ca mahāvidhānataḥ

Translation

ฉันนั้นแล เมื่อใดที่บัณฑิตผู้รู้ได้บัญญัติทานอันประเสริฐยิ่ง ข้าพเจ้าก็ได้ถวายทานเหล่านั้นทั้งหมดในกาลนั้นเอง—ในฤดูกาลอันสมควร และตามมหาวिधानด้วยพิธีครบถ้วน

Word by Word

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphasis)

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-निपात (also/even)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• उत्तमानि: excellent, best
• उत्तमानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘दानानि’ इति विशेषणम्

• दानानि: gifts, donations
• दानानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• उक्तानि: said, declared
• उक्तानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वच् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘दानानि’ इति विशेषणम्

• मनीषिभिः: by sages, by the wise
• मनीषिभिः: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनीषिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• यदा: when
• यदा: Sambandha (Temporal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb: when)

• एतानि: these
• एतानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘एतानि’ इति विशेषणम्

• मया: by me
• मया: Kartr (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Sambandha (Temporal/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphasis)

• दत्तानि: given
• दत्तानि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; (अध्याहृतं ‘(मया) दत्तानि’)

• काले: at the proper time
• काले: Adhikarana (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• महाविधानतः: according to the great prescribed procedure
• महाविधानतः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: महाविधान (प्रातिपदिक; महा + विधान)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्यय (ablatival adverb: ‘-तः’), प्रकार/विधिवाचक (according to great procedure)

Speaker

Yayāti

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: devarṣi

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A solemn scene of a king performing sankalpa with water in hand, priests reciting, scribes noting, and recipients seated; the emphasis is on procedure—timing, order, and reverence.

Characters & Entities

• Yayāti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Charity bears its fullest fruit when performed with right intention, right timing, and scriptural propriety (vidhi).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra-kṣetra provides the Mahatmya setting, emphasizing dharmic discipline alongside pilgrimage merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna should be done kāle (at the proper time) and mahāvidhānataḥ (according to established sacred procedure).