Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

न्यायोपार्जितवित्तेन दशमांशेन धीमता । कर्तव्यो विनियोगश्च ईशप्रीत्यर्थहेतवे

Transliteration

nyāyopārjitavittena daśamāṃśena dhīmatā | kartavyo viniyogaśca īśaprītyarthahetave

Translation

جو مال حلال و راست طریقے سے کمایا گیا ہو، اس میں سے دانا شخص کو دسواں حصہ الگ کر کے باقاعدہ طور پر صرف کرنا چاہیے؛ یہی پروردگار کی خوشنودی کے لیے اس عطا کا مقصد و سبب ہے۔

Word by Word

• न्याय: by justice; lawfully
• न्याय: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: न्याय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपदत्वेन)

• उपार्जित: earned; acquired
• उपार्जित: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप+अर्ज् (धातु) + उपार्जित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपदत्वेन)

• वित्तेन: with wealth earned lawfully
• वित्तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः: न्यायेन उपार्जितं वित्तं (न्यायोपार्जितवित्त)

• दशमांशेन: with a tenth portion
• दशमांशेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशमांश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः: दशमः अंशः (tenth part)

• धीमता: by the wise (person)
• धीमता: Kartr-sahacarya (Agent-associated/कर्तृसहचर्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कर्तृ/अधिकारिणः)

• कर्तव्यः: to be done; should be performed
• कर्तव्यः: Vidhi (Injunction/विधि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + कर्तव्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भाव्य/कर्तव्यतार्थक कृदन्त (तव्यत्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेयविशेषणम् (विनियोगः)

• विनियोगः: allocation; proper application (of funds)
• विनियोगः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विनियोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• ईश: of the Lord (Īśa)
• ईश: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ईश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपदत्वेन)

• प्रीति: of pleasure; satisfaction
• प्रीति: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपदत्वेन)

• अर्थ: for the sake/purpose
• अर्थ: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (समासपूर्वपदत्वेन)

• हेतवे: for the cause/purpose of pleasing the Lord
• हेतवे: Sampradana (Recipient/Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; समासः: ईश-प्रीति-अर्थ-हेतु (purpose-cause for pleasing the Lord)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Daityas/Asuras and by extension all vratins

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A didactic moment: instruction that the wise should dedicate a tenth of righteously earned wealth to please the Lord, as a purposeful allocation (vinīyoga).

Characters & Entities

• Īśa (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Earn wealth through righteous means and dedicate a prescribed share in sacred giving as an act of devotion to Īśa (Śiva).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The teaching occurs within the Kedārakhaṇḍa, associated with Kedāra/Kedārnāth sacred geography and Śiva’s tīrtha-mahātmya in the Skanda Purāṇa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Daśamāṁśa—setting aside one-tenth of righteously earned wealth for proper religious allocation (viniyoga), i.e., charitable/sacred expenditure aimed at pleasing Śiva.