Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

यथोक्तेन विधानेन पिण्डं दद्याद्यथाविधि । प्रदक्षिणां ततो दद्याद्धिरण्यं वस्त्रमेव च

Transliteration

yathoktena vidhānena piṇḍaṃ dadyādyathāvidhi | pradakṣiṇāṃ tato dadyāddhiraṇyaṃ vastrameva ca

Translation

جیسا بیان کیا گیا ہے اسی طریقے کے مطابق باقاعدہ پِنڈ (پِند) کا نذرانہ دے۔ پھر پردکشنا کرے، اور اس کے بعد دان دے—سونا اور کپڑا بھی۔

Word by Word

• यथोक्तेन: as prescribed
• यथोक्तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यथा + उक्त (प्रातिपदिक; उक्त = वच्-धातोः क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन — 'as stated' (विधानस्य विशेषण)

• विधानेन: by the rite
• विधानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन — 'by the procedure/rite'

• पिण्डम्: a piṇḍa offering
• पिण्डम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — 'piṇḍa (funerary offering)'

• दद्यāt: should give
• दद्यāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद — 'should give'

• यथाविधि: according to the rule
• यथाविधि: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय — क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) 'according to rule'

• प्रदक्षिणाम्: circumambulation
• प्रदक्षिणाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — 'circumambulation'

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — अव्यय (adverb) 'then/thereafter'

• दद्यāt: should give
• दद्यāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद — 'should give'

• हिरण्यम्: gold
• हिरण्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — 'gold'

• वस्त्रम्: a garment
• वस्त्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — 'cloth/garment'

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha-bodhaka (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — निपात (particle) 'indeed/only'

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय — समुच्चय (conjunction) 'and'

Speaker

Rudra (context continues)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Eraṇḍī-saṅgama

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim forms rice-balls (piṇḍa) on darbha grass near the water; then walks clockwise around a shrine/saṅgama marker; finally offers gold coin and folded cloth to a seated brāhmaṇa.

Characters & Entities

• Piṇḍa
• Pradakṣiṇā
• Dhiraṇya
• Vastra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha merit is upheld by ritual responsibility: honoring ancestors, reverence through circumambulation, and generosity through dāna complete dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instructions belong to the Eraṇḍī-saṅgama context within the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer piṇḍa as per vidhāna, perform pradakṣiṇā, and give dāna—specifically gold (dhiraṇya) and cloth (vastra).