Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

गोमतीतीरमाश्रित्य द्वारकायां प्रयच्छति । यत्तु किंचिद्धनं विप्राः श्रूयतां तत्फलोदयम्

Transliteration

gomatītīramāśritya dvārakāyāṃ prayacchati | yattu kiṃciddhanaṃ viprāḥ śrūyatāṃ tatphalodayam

Translation

مَن اعتصم بضفّة نهر غوماتي في دواركا، فأيَّ مالٍ يقدّمه صدقةً—يا أيها البراهمة، اسمعوا الآن كيف ينهض ثمرُ ذلك الأجر.

Word by Word

• गोमतीतीरम्: the bank of the Gomati (river)
• गोमतीतीरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोमती + तीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• आश्रित्य: having resorted to; taking refuge at
• आश्रित्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + श्रि (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• द्वारकायाम्: in Dvārakā
• द्वारकायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वारका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रयच्छति: gives; bestows
• प्रयच्छति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + यम् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• यत्: whatever (that which)
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धे (relative)

• तु: but; indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थ

• किंचित्: some; any (a little)
• किंचित्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; अनिश्चित-परिमाण (indefinite)

• धनम्: wealth; gift
• धनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• विप्राः: O brāhmaṇas
• विप्राः: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural), सम्बोधनार्थे (address)

• श्रूयताम्: let it be heard
• श्रूयताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद; आज्ञार्थ (injunctive: 'let it be heard')

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (to following compound)

• फलोदयम्: the arising/resulting fruit (benefit)
• फलोदयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल + उदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Śrī Prahlāda (contextual continuation addressing vipras)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gomatī-tīra (Dvārakā)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Viprāḥ (explicitly addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At Gomti Ghat, pilgrims offer coins, grain, cloth, and lamps to brāhmaṇas and the needy; the river reflects temple spires; a narrator gestures ‘śrūyatāṃ tat-phalodayam’ as if introducing a formal phala-śruti.

Characters & Entities

• Gomatī
• Dwārakā
• Vipras (Brāhmaṇas)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Charity performed in a sacred place, especially by a holy river, becomes spiritually amplified and yields auspicious results.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dwārakā, particularly the Gomatī-tīra (bank of the river Gomatī).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna (donation/charity) at Dwārakā on the bank of the Gomatī, followed by hearing its phala (merit-fruit).