Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

धनं चोपानहौ छत्रं दद्याच्च घृतकम्बलम् । भोजनं चैव सर्वेषां सर्वं कोटिगुणं भवेत्

Transliteration

dhanaṃ copānahau chatraṃ dadyācca ghṛtakambalam | bhojanaṃ caiva sarveṣāṃ sarvaṃ koṭiguṇaṃ bhavet

Translation

وہ مال، جوتا، چھتری اور گھرت میں بھیگا ہوا کمبل دان کرے، اور سب کو بھوجن کرائے۔ یہ سب پُنّیہ کروڑ گنا بڑھ جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

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

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• उपानहौ: a pair of sandals
• उपानहौ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपानह् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), द्विवचन (Dual)

• छत्रम्: umbrella
• छत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• घृतकम्बलम्: a ghee-soaked/greased blanket
• घृतकम्बलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत-कम्बल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समासः—तत्पुरुष (घृतेन/घृतयुक्तः कम्बलः)

• भोजनम्: food/meal
• भोजनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (particle of emphasis)

• सर्वेषाम्: of all (people)
• सर्वेषाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सर्वम्: all (this)
• सर्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• कोटिगुणम्: multiplied a crore-fold
• कोटिगुणम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोटि-गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वम् इति विशेषणम्; समासः—तत्पुरुष (कोट्या गुणः)

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet (likely narrator within Revā Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Agastyeśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (Rājendra)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim-donor distributes coins, sandals, umbrellas, and a ghee-soaked blanket; a long line receives food; the temple and riverbank frame the charitable scene.

Characters & Entities

• Dāna (charity)
• Bhojana (feeding)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Charity—especially essentials like food and protection from travel hardship—performed in a sacred context yields vast spiritual merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The giving is framed within the Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha setting; the specific tīrtha name is not stated in this single verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna of wealth, sandals, umbrella, a ghṛta-kambala, and feeding everyone (annadāna).