Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

अर्चयित्वा महादेवं दत्त्वा दानं तु भक्तितः । सुवर्णं रजतं वापि मणिमौक्तिकविद्रुमान्

Transliteration

arcayitvā mahādevaṃ dattvā dānaṃ tu bhaktitaḥ | suvarṇaṃ rajataṃ vāpi maṇimauktikavidrumān

Translation

礼敬大天（Mahādeva）之后，又以虔信行布施——或施黄金、白银，或施宝石，如珍珠与珊瑚——

Word by Word

• अर्चयित्वा: having worshipped
• अर्चयित्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive); णिच्-प्रयोग (causative stem arcay-)

• महादेवम्: Mahādeva (Śiva)
• महादेवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महā + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—महā-देव (महान् देवः)

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive)

• दानम्: a gift/charity
• दानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• भक्तितः: out of devotion
• भक्तितः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन; अर्थः—हेतोः/कारणात् (out of)

• सुवर्णम्: gold
• सुवर्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रजतम्: silver
• रजतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Coordination/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक-निपात (disjunctive particle)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• मणिमौक्तिकविद्रुमान्: gems, pearls, and corals
• मणिमौक्तिकविद्रुमान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मणि + मौक्तिक + विद्रुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—मणि-मौक्तिक-विद्रुम (समाहार/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व; gems, pearls, corals)

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya (continuing)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Karañjā (context)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājendra / Mahīpāla (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On the riverbank shrine, the pilgrim offers bilva and water to a liṅga; attendants present trays with gold, silver, pearls, and coral for donation; priests bless the giver.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• Dāna
• Suvarṇa (gold)
• Rajata (silver)
• Mauktika (pearls)
• Vidruma (coral)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion (bhakti) expressed through worship of Śiva and generous giving is upheld as the heart of tīrtha practice and dharmic living.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the Karañjā tīrtha sequence in Adhyāya 105 of the Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform Śiva-pūjā (Mahādeva worship) and give dāna—gold, silver, or valuables like pearls and coral—with devotion.