Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

शुक्लवित्तेन यो धर्मं प्रकुर्याच्छ्रद्धयान्वितः । तीर्थं पात्रं समासाद्य देवत्वे तत्समश्नुते

Transliteration

śuklavittena yo dharmaṃ prakuryācchraddhayānvitaḥ | tīrthaṃ pātraṃ samāsādya devatve tatsamaśnute

Translation

Ai hành trì dharma bằng của cải thanh tịnh, đầy đủ lòng tin, lại dâng cúng tại thánh địa (tīrtha) và cho người xứng đáng thọ nhận—người ấy hưởng quả báo là địa vị thần linh.

Word by Word

• śukla-vittena: with pure/white wealth
• śukla-vittena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śukla (प्रातिपदिक) + vitta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; विशेषण-प्रयोगः (Instrumental singular, neuter)

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Relative pronoun, nominative singular)

• dharmaṃ: dharma, righteous act
• dharmaṃ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• prakuryāt: should perform
• prakuryāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम् (should do)

• śraddhayā: with faith
• śraddhayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śraddhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• anvitaḥ: endowed (with)
• anvitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anvita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √i/anu-√i? past participle sense 'endowed')
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (PPP) विशेषण (nominative singular)

• tīrthaṃ: a sacred place/ford
• tīrthaṃ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• pātraṃ: a worthy recipient/vessel
• pātraṃ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pātra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• samāsādya: having approached/attained
• samāsādya: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ā-√sad (सद् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive) (having approached/attained)

• devatve: in divinity, godhood
• devatve: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devatva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Locative singular)

• tat: that (state/result)
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अत्र क्रियाविशेषणवत् (that; referring to result)

• samaśnute: attains
• samaśnute: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√aś (अश् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम् (attains/enjoys)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene pilgrim at a tīrtha-ghāṭa offers a clean gift (cloth/food/coins) with folded hands to a composed, worthy brāhmaṇa/ascetic; river and shrine in the background; aura of purity and blessing.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faithful dharma performed with pure means, in a holy setting and to a worthy recipient, yields exalted spiritual elevation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse praises the principle of tīrtha generally (any sanctified place), without naming a particular location.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna/dharma should be done with śraddhā, at a tīrtha, and given to a pātra (qualified recipient).