Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

दीनानाथविशिष्टेभ्यो धनं सर्वं परित्यज । यदि संसारजलधेर्वीचीप्रेङ्खोल्लनातुरः

Transliteration

dīnānāthaviśiṣṭebhyo dhanaṃ sarvaṃ parityaja | yadi saṃsārajaladhervīcīpreṅkhollanāturaḥ

Translation

محتاج اور بے سہارا لوگوں کو—خصوصاً ایسے ضرورت مندوں کو—اپنا سارا مال دان کر دے؛ اگر تو سنسار کے سمندر کی لہروں کے جھولے سے بے چین ہے۔

Word by Word

• दीन: of the poor
• दीन: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; समासाङ्ग (दीन + अनाथ + विशिष्ट)

• अनाथ: of the helpless
• अनाथ: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनाथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; समासाङ्ग

• विशिष्टेभ्यः: to the distinguished/excellent (persons)
• विशिष्टेभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), बहुवचन; अपादानार्थे/सम्प्रदानार्थे (to/from)

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (धनम्)

• परित्यज: renounce/give up
• परित्यज: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + त्यज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (conditional particle)

• संसारजलधेः: of the ocean of saṃsāra
• संसारजलधेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संसार + जलधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (संसाररूपः जलधिः)

• वीची: of the wave
• वीची: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वीची (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; समासाङ्ग (वीची + प्रेङ्खोल्लन + आतुर)

• प्रेङ्खोल्लन: of the tossing/swaying
• प्रेङ्खोल्लन: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रेङ्खोल्लन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; समासाङ्ग

• आतुरः: distressed (by)
• आतुरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आतुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वीचीप्रेङ्खोल्लनेन आतुरः)

Speaker

Deductively: Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā (Narmadā) tirtha-region (contextual)

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim-king empties his treasury into the hands of the anātha and dīna—orphans, widows, the sick—while behind them the ocean of saṃsāra churns; as giving occurs, the waves calm and a path of light appears.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Charity to the helpless is a direct dharmic remedy for the turmoil of worldly bondage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Revā Khaṇḍa setting centers on the Revā/Narmadā sacred geography, though this verse focuses on ethical practice.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna: giving away wealth to the destitute and unprotected (dīna-anātha).