Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 23

Devanagari script

अन्नदानरता ते च रत्नदा भूमिदा नराः । गोवस्त्रदाश्च विप्रेभ्यो यांति ते भवनं हरेः

Transliteration

annadānaratā te ca ratnadā bhūmidā narāḥ | govastradāśca viprebhyo yāṃti te bhavanaṃ hareḥ

Translation

ผู้ที่ตั้งมั่นในอันนะทาน (ทานอาหาร) ผู้ถวายรัตนะและที่ดิน และผู้บริจาคโคและผ้าครองแก่พราหมณ์ ย่อมไปถึงพระธามของพระหริ (Hari)

Word by Word

• अन्नदानरताः: devoted to giving food
• अन्नदानरताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक) + दान (प्रातिपदिक) + रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; 'अन्नदान-रता' = अन्नदानं प्रति रताः

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

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

• रत्नदाः: givers of jewels
• रत्नदाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रत्न (प्रातिपदिक) + द (कृदन्त; √दा धातु, क)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; 'रत्नं ददाति' इति (giver of gems)

• भूमिदाः: givers of land
• भूमिदाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक) + द (कृदन्त; √दा धातु, क)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; 'भूमिं ददाति'

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

• गोवस्त्रदाः: givers of cows and clothes
• गोवस्त्रदाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक) + वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + द (कृदन्त; √दा धातु, क)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वः—गो + वस्त्र (cows and garments) + द (giver)

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

• विप्रेभ्यः: to the brahmins
• विप्रेभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), बहुवचन; सम्प्रदान (dative)

• यान्ति: they go/attain
• यान्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन

• भवनम्: abode, house
• भवनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मपद

• हरेः: of Hari (Vishnu)
• हरेः: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims in Ayodhyā distribute cooked rice and grains, offer garments and cows to brāhmaṇas; above, a luminous Vaikuṇṭha vision of Hari as the promised destination.

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Vipra (Brāhmaṇa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Charity—especially annadāna—purifies and elevates the giver toward communion with Hari.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader Ayodhyā sacred field (Ayodhyāmāhātmya), where dharmic gifts are extolled as especially meritorious.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna: giving food, jewels, land, cows, and garments—particularly to brāhmaṇas.