Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

तथा चक्रहरेः पीठे मत्प्रीत्यै दानमुत्तमम् । जपहोमादिकं चापि कर्त्तव्यं यत्नतो नरैः

Transliteration

tathā cakrahareḥ pīṭhe matprītyai dānamuttamam | japahomādikaṃ cāpi karttavyaṃ yatnato naraiḥ

Translation

اسی طرح چکرہری کے پیٹھ (آستانہ) پر میری رضا کے لیے دیا گیا دان سب سے اعلیٰ ہے؛ اور لوگوں کو جپ، ہوم اور دیگر رسومات بھی پوری کوشش سے انجام دینی چاہییں۔

Word by Word

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘thus/likewise’)

• cakra-hareḥ: of Cakra-Hari (Vishnu)
• cakra-hareḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakra (प्रातिपदिक) + hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (cakra-dhārī hariḥ = ‘Hari bearing the discus’)

• pīṭhe: at the seat/shrine
• pīṭhe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pīṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• mat-prītyai: for my pleasure
• mat-prītyai: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• dānam: gift/charity
• dānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• uttamam: excellent
• uttamam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘dānam’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• japa-homa-ādikam: japa, homa, and the like
• japa-homa-ādikam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: japa (प्रातिपदिक) + homa (प्रातिपदिक) + ādika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्वन्द्व (japa + homa) ततः ‘ādika’ सह समाहारः

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

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक-अव्यय (also/even)

• karttavyam: should be done
• karttavyam: Vidhi (Obligation/विधि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु) + tavya (प्रत्यय) → kartavya (कृदन्त)
• Form: भाव्य/कर्तव्यता (gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘japa-homa-ādikam’ इत्यस्य विधेयविशेषणम्

• yatnataḥ: with effort
• yatnataḥ: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatnataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘with effort’)

• naraiḥ: by men
• naraiḥ: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced: Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa context—Brahmā addressing Nārada)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Cakrahari-pīṭha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Viṣṇu shrine marked by the Sudarśana-cakra emblem; devotees present gifts to brāhmaṇas and the poor, while a small homa-kunda burns and a japa-mālā is held by a worshipper.

Characters & Entities

• Cakrahari (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

At a Viṣṇu-kṣetra, integrated practice—charity plus mantra and fire-rites—becomes the highest offering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The pīṭha (sacred seat/shrine) of Cakrahari in Ayodhyā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna at Cakrahari’s shrine, along with japa (recitation) and homa (oblations), performed diligently.