Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 105

Devanagari script

ततः प्रोवाच मधुरं देहि मे गुरुदक्षिणाम्

Transliteration

tataḥ provāca madhuraṃ dehi me gurudakṣiṇām

Translation

Rồi Ngài dịu dàng nói: “Hãy dâng cho ta guru-dakṣiṇā, lễ tạ ơn bậc Đạo sư.”

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb)

• प्रोवाच: said
• प्रोवाच: Kriya (Verbal action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मधुरम्: sweetly
• मधुरम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मधुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial accusative): नपुंसक-द्वितीया-एकवचनरूपेण ‘मधुरम्’

• देहि: give
• देहि: Kriya (Verbal action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचनरूप (enclitic): ‘मे’ = to me / of me; अत्र सम्प्रदानार्थे

• गुरुदक्षिणाम्: teacher’s fee
• गुरुदक्षिणाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक) + दक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—गुरवे दक्षिणा (चतुर्थी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Durvāsā (implied, following the dīkṣā narrative)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A revered sage (guru) speaks softly to a devotee, requesting guru-dakṣiṇā; the setting suggests a sacred precinct with an unfinished shrine in the background.

Characters & Entities

• guru-dakṣiṇā
• Durvāsā (contextual)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual instruction and initiation are honored through guru-dakṣiṇā, expressing gratitude and dharmic reciprocity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The line belongs to the ongoing tīrtha narrative; it highlights the dharmic completion of rites (post-dīkṣā offering) within that sacred setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering guru-dakṣiṇā following initiation—an expected dharmic act completing the teacher-disciple exchange.