Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

तमायांतं कुबेरोऽथ विज्ञाप्य वचनोदितैः । प्रसन्नमनसं चक्रे वृष्टिं स्वर्णस्य चाक्षयाम्

Transliteration

tamāyāṃtaṃ kubero'tha vijñāpya vacanoditaiḥ | prasannamanasaṃ cakre vṛṣṭiṃ svarṇasya cākṣayām

Translation

随后，俱毗罗从传来的言辞得知他正前来，心生欢喜，便降下无尽的黄金之雨。

Word by Word

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आयान्तम्: coming/approaching
• आयान्तम्: Karma (Qualifier of object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आयान्त (कृदन्त; √या गतौ with आ- उपसर्ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; शतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle)

• कुबेरः: Kubera
• कुबेरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुबेर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse link/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• विज्ञाप्य: having informed/after informing
• विज्ञाप्य: Kriya (Prior action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ज्ञा (ज्ञा अवबोधने) with वि- उपसर्ग; causative sense ‘to inform’
• Form: क्त्वान्त-तुल्य (absolutive/gerund in -य), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having informed/after being informed)

• वचन-उदितैः: by spoken words
• वचन-उदितैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक) + उदित (कृदन्त; √वद्/√उद्? here ‘uttered’ from √वद् implied; ud-ita = spoken/expressed)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; साधन/हेतु (by words that were spoken)

• प्रसन्न-मनसम्: with a pleased mind
• प्रसन्न-मनसम्: Karma (Qualifier of object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न (प्रातिपदिक) + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तम्-विशेषण (describing ‘him’)

• चक्रे: made/caused
• चक्रे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (कृ करणे)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• वृष्टिम्: a shower/rain
• वृष्टिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• स्वर्णस्य: of gold
• स्वर्णस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

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

• अक्षयाम्: inexhaustible
• अक्षयाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; वृष्टिम्-विशेषण

Speaker

Agastya (continuing narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kubera, informed of Raghu’s approach, becomes pleased and causes an inexhaustible shower of gold—coins and ornaments raining like monsoon drops.

Characters & Entities

• Kubera
• Raghu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is the motive, even divine powers assist, turning scarcity into abundance for righteous giving.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The story supports Ayodhyā Māhātmya’s celebration of dharmic kingship associated with Ayodhyā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Akṣaya (inexhaustible) merit is implied through dāna supported by divine abundance, though no specific rite is commanded here.