Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 79

Devanagari script

दीयमानां च गां दृष्ट्वा नृत्यंति प्रपितामहाः । प्रीयंते ऋषयः सर्वे तुष्यामो दैवतैः सह

Transliteration

dīyamānāṃ ca gāṃ dṛṣṭvā nṛtyaṃti prapitāmahāḥ | prīyaṃte ṛṣayaḥ sarve tuṣyāmo daivataiḥ saha

Translation

جب گائے کا دان دیا جاتا ہوا دیکھا جائے تو پرپِتامہ خوشی سے رقص کرتے ہیں؛ سب رِشی راضی ہوتے ہیں، اور دیوتا بھی اُن کے ساتھ سیراب و مطمئن ہو جاتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• दीयमानाम्: being given (as a gift)
• दीयमानाम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु) + शानच् (कृदन्त; कर्मणि वर्तमान)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि कृदन्त (present passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; ‘being given’ (qualifies ‘गाम्’)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• गाम्: a cow
• गाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त; अव्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• नृत्यन्ति: dance
• नृत्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• प्रपितामहाः: great-grandfathers/ancestors
• प्रपितामहाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रपितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन

• प्रीयन्ते: are pleased
• प्रीयन्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्री (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन

• ऋषयः: sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• तुष्यामः: we are satisfied/pleased
• तुष्यामः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, उत्तमपुरुष (1st), बहुवचन

• दैवतैः: with the deities
• दैवतैः: Sahakaraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैवत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakaraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय (postposition/particle: ‘with’)

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (as dāna-kshetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ceremonial go-dāna: a donor offers a decorated cow to a worthy brāhmaṇa; above, translucent pitṛs dance in joy, ṛṣis bless, and devas shower flowers—three tiers of approval.

Characters & Entities

• Gau-dāna (cow-gift)
• Pitṛs (ancestors)
• Ṛṣis
• Devatās

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Go-dāna is celebrated as a supremely meritorious act that brings collective satisfaction to pitṛs, sages, and gods.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within Kāśī Khaṇḍa’s dharma-teachings, implying heightened merit for charity in the sacred field of Kāśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform go-dāna (the gifting of a cow), a charity said to please ancestors (pitṛ-tarpaṇa fruit) and deities.