Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 109

Devanagari script

शय्याशनगृहादीनां स लोकः कामदो नृणाम् । अन्नं पानीयसहितं ददते येऽत्र मानवाः

Transliteration

śayyāśanagṛhādīnāṃ sa lokaḥ kāmado nṛṇām | annaṃ pānīyasahitaṃ dadate ye'tra mānavāḥ

Translation

وہ لوک انسانوں کے لیے کامنا پوری کرنے والا بن جاتا ہے، بستر، نشستیں، گھر وغیرہ عطا کرتا ہے—خصوصاً اُن کے لیے جو یہاں پینے کے پانی کے ساتھ اناج دان کرتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• शय्याशनगृहादीनाम्: of beds, food, houses, etc.
• शय्याशनगृहादीनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शय्या + अशन + गृह + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समाहार-द्वन्द्व/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (शय्या-अशन-गृह-आदि), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहारप्रयोगे), षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; ‘of beds, food, houses, etc.’

• सः: that; he/it
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun

• लोकः: world; realm
• लोकः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• कामदः: wish-granting
• कामदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कामद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण

• नृणाम्: of men
• नृणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• अन्नम्: food
• अन्नम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• पानीयसहितम्: together with drink/water
• पानीयसहितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पानीय + सहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (पानीयेन सहितम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; अन्नम् इति विशेषण

• ददते: they give
• ददते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; relative pronoun

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

• मानवाः: humans; people
• मानवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (Revākhaṇḍa narration; speaker not stated in the provided excerpt)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śuklatīrtha

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A luminous ‘kāmada’ realm where donors enjoy manifested comforts—beds, seats, houses—while the earthly counterpart shows people offering meals with water to pilgrims at a riverbank tīrtha.

Characters & Entities

• Anna-dāna
• Pānīya-dāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Supporting life through food and water charity yields abundant, comfort-giving rewards aligned with one’s needs and wishes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Within the Śuklatīrtha narrative frame, the verse underscores dāna as a key dharma that ripens into auspicious realms.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Anna-dāna (donating food) along with pānīya (drinking water) is explicitly recommended.