Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

मामुद्दिश्य च यो विप्रः स्वल्पं वा यदि वा बहु । दास्यतेऽत्राक्षयं तच्च ग्रहीष्ये करजं यथा

Transliteration

māmuddiśya ca yo vipraḥ svalpaṃ vā yadi vā bahu | dāsyate'trākṣayaṃ tacca grahīṣye karajaṃ yathā

Translation

At sinumang brāhmaṇa na nag-aalay para sa akin at nagbibigay dito—kaunti man o marami—ang handog na iyon ay nagiging di-nasisira; tatanggapin ko iyon na gaya ng pagtanggap sa nararapat na buwis (karapatan).

Word by Word

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• उद्दिश्य: having intended/with reference to
• उद्दिश्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उद्+दिश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having aimed at/with reference to’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• विप्रः: a brahmin
• विप्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्वल्पम्: a little
• स्वल्पम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; परिमाणवाचक (as object)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक अव्यय (conditional particle)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• बहु: much
• बहु: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; परिमाणवाचक

• दास्यते: will give
• दास्यते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (locative adverb)

• अक्षयम्: imperishable
• अक्षयम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying ‘that’)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• ग्रहीष्ये: I shall accept/take
• ग्रहीष्ये: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• करजम्: tax/tribute (lit. hand-born)
• करजम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यथा: as
• यथा: Kriya-viseshana (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (comparative ‘as/just as’)

Speaker

Bhāskara (Sūrya/Āditya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A brāhmaṇa devotee stands before the deity in a sanctum, offering a small handful of coins/flowers with folded hands; the deity’s presence is shown as accepting the offering as a rightful share, radiating an 'akṣaya' aura (endless, unspent merit).

Characters & Entities

• Bhāskara
• Vipra
• Dāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A gift dedicated with intention (uddēśa/saṅkalpa) becomes inexhaustible merit, regardless of quantity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ‘here’ refers to the praised locality of Bhaṭṭāditya worship in this adhyāya, where dāna becomes akṣaya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna (charity) offered at the site, explicitly dedicated to Bhāskara.