Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

यद्यदिष्टतमं लोके यद्यत्पत्युः समीहितम् । तत्तद्गुणवते देयं पतिप्रीणनकाम्यया

Transliteration

yadyadiṣṭatamaṃ loke yadyatpatyuḥ samīhitam | tattadguṇavate deyaṃ patiprīṇanakāmyayā

Translation

دنیا میں جو چیز سب سے محبوب ہو اور جو کچھ شوہر کی خواہش ہو—وہی چیزیں اہلِ استحقاق نیک لوگوں کو دان کرنی چاہییں، شوہر کو خوش کرنے کی نیت سے۔

Word by Word

• यत्-यत्: whatever
• यत्-यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; यद्-यद् (correlative: whatever)

• इष्टतमम्: most desired
• इष्टतमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इष्टतम (प्रातिपदिक; √इष्/√इच्छ् धातु, क्त + तमप्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; अतिशय-विशेषण (most desired)

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• यत्-यत्: whatever
• यत्-यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; यद्-यद् (whatever)

• पत्युः: of the husband
• पत्युः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• समीहितम्: wished for
• समीहितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + √ईह् (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त; desired/aimed at)

• तत्-तत्: that (each such thing)
• तत्-तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; तद्-तद् (correlative: that/each such)

• गुणवते: to the virtuous (husband)
• गुणवते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गुणवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (to the virtuous/qualified one)

• देयम्: should be given
• देयम्: Vidhana (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देय (प्रातिपदिक; √दा धातु, कृत्य-प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (gerundive: to be given)

• पति-प्रीणन-काम्यया: with the intention of pleasing the husband
• पति-प्रीणन-काम्यया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रीणन (प्रातिपदिक; √प्री धातु) + काम्य (प्रातिपदिक; √कम् धातु, ण्यत्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; हेतौ/प्रयोजनवाचक (for the sake of pleasing the husband)

Speaker

Deductive: a Purāṇic narrator/teacher within Brahmakhaṇḍa (speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A donor offers cherished items to a worthy recipient (a disciplined brāhmaṇa/ascetic or a needy family) with a calm, intentional expression; the husband’s satisfaction is symbolically shown as a gentle blessing gesture or shared merit aura.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dāna becomes spiritually fruitful when offered to the worthy with a disciplined intention aligned to dharma and household responsibility.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the focus is on the dharma of charity and proper recipients.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Give gifts/charity to a virtuous recipient (guṇavat), choosing items that are valued and desired, with a clear devotional intention.