Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 54

Devanagari script

अन्नं बहुविधं देयं वासांसि विविधानि च

Transliteration

annaṃ bahuvidhaṃ deyaṃ vāsāṃsi vividhāni ca

Translation

Dapat magbigay ng pagkain na sari-sari, at maghandog din ng mga kasuutang iba-iba ang uri.

Word by Word

• अन्नम्: food
• अन्नम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्म/उद्देश्य (what is to be given)

• बहुविधम्: of many kinds
• बहुविधम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु (प्रातिपदिक) + विध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of अन्नम्); समासः—कर्मधारय (बहुविधम् = many-kinded)

• देयम्: to be given
• देयम्: Vidhi (Obligation/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु) → देय (कृदन्त/gerundive)
• Form: देय-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (भाव्य/gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (अन्नम् ... देयम्)

• वासांसि: garments
• वासांसि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; कर्म (additional items to be given)

• विविधानि: various
• विविधानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of वासांसि)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced for Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā (kṣetra) / associated kund context

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Following water-worship, devotees distribute heaps of cooked foods, grains, and folded garments to pilgrims and the needy near the kund/temple precinct.

Characters & Entities

• Ayodhyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is expressed through practical compassion—giving food and clothing—especially when done in a sacred place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Ayodhyā tīrtha context where bathing and giving are taught as highly meritorious.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Give dāna in the form of varied foods (annadāna) and varied garments (vastradāna).