Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3
Devanagari script
विप्रेभ्यः कांचनं दद्यात्प्रीतये शंकरस्य च
Transliteration
viprebhyaḥ kāṃcanaṃ dadyātprītaye śaṃkarasya ca
Translation
เพื่อความปีติของพระศังกร พึงถวายทองคำแก่พราหมณ์ทั้งหลาย
Word by Word
विप्रेभ्यःto the brāhmaṇas
विप्रेभ्यः:
Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/सम्प्रदान), बहुवचन
काञ्चनम्gold
काञ्चनम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootकाञ्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन
दद्यात्should give
दद्यात्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
प्रीतयेfor the pleasure
प्रीतये:
Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/Purpose/प्रयोजन), एकवचन
शंकरस्यof Śaṅkara
शंकरस्य:
Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootशंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
Speaker
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Brahmeśvara (Prabhāsa)
Type: kshetra
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Mahādevī
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A pilgrim offers a small pouch or plate of gold to seated brāhmaṇas after completing rites; the Brahmeśvara shrine stands behind, lamp flames steady, indicating Śaṅkara’s pleasure.
Characters & Entities
B
Brāhmaṇas (Vipras)Ś
Śaṅkara (Śiva)D
Dāna (charity)P
Prabhāsa-kṣetraFAQs
Dāna offered in a dhārmic way becomes an act of devotion to Śiva and supports sacred social order.
The instruction belongs to the Brahmakūṇḍa–Brahmeśvara context within Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya.
Kāñcana-dāna: donating gold to brāhmaṇas as a pious act linked to pleasing Śaṅkara.