Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

सुवर्णदानं दातव्यं तत्र यात्राफलेप्सुभिः । स्नात्वा संपूजनीयश्च आदिदेवो जनार्द्दनः

Transliteration

suvarṇadānaṃ dātavyaṃ tatra yātrāphalepsubhiḥ | snātvā saṃpūjanīyaśca ādidevo janārddanaḥ

Translation

مَن يبتغي تمام ثمر الحجّ إلى ذلك الموضع فليقدّم صدقة الذهب؛ ثم بعد الاغتسال فليقم بعبادة جناردانا (Janārdana)، الإله الأوّل والربّ الأزلي، على الوجه اللائق.

Word by Word

• सुवर्णदानम्: gift of gold
• सुवर्णदानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्ण + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विधेय/कर्म (neuter nom/acc sg)

• दातव्यम्: should be given
• दातव्यम्: Kriya (Obligation/विधि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय) → दातव्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तव्यत्-कृदन्त (gerundive/obligatory), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेय (to be given)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (there)

• यात्राफलेप्सुभिः: by those who desire the fruit of the pilgrimage
• यात्राफलेप्सुभिः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यात्रा + फल + इप्सु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; करण/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध (by those desiring the fruit of pilgrimage)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund): पूर्वक्रिया (having bathed)

• संपूजनीयः: to be duly worshipped
• संपूजनीयः: Karma (Object of worship/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु) + अनीयर् (कृदन्त) → संपूजनीय (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अनीयर्-कृदन्त (gerundive), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (worthy/should be worshipped)

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

• आदिदेवः: the primeval god
• आदिदेवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्तृ/विधेय (nom sg)

• जनार्द्दनः: Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• जनार्द्दनः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्द्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; कर्ता/सम्बोधनार्थ-नाम (nom sg, proper name)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Saṃnihita-associated yātrā)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims emerge from sacred waters, then approach a shrine of Janārdana with lamps, flowers, and incense; a donor offers a small gold coin/ornament to a priest or as temple dāna, signifying the ‘full fruit’ of yātrā.

Characters & Entities

• Saṃnihityā (tīrtha)
• Janārdana (Viṣṇu)
• Suvarṇa-dāna
• Snāna
• Yātrā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is completed by dharma: charity, purification through bathing, and devoted worship of the Lord.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The pilgrimage context remains Saṃnihityā within Prabhāsa-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Gold donation (suvarṇa-dāna), sacred bathing (snāna), and worship of Janārdana (Viṣṇu).