Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 96
कपिलोवाच । कृतकृत्याऽस्मि राजेन्द यत्त्वं मुक्तोऽसि किल्बिषात् । पिपासा बाधतेत्यर्थं सांप्रतं जलमानयम्
kapilovāca | kṛtakṛtyā'smi rājenda yattvaṃ mukto'si kilbiṣāt | pipāsā bādhatetyarthaṃ sāṃprataṃ jalamānayam
কপিলা বললেন—হে রাজেন্দ্র, তুমি পাপ-দোষ থেকে মুক্ত হয়েছ, তাই আমি কৃতার্থ। এখন তৃষ্ণা কষ্ট দিচ্ছে; অতএব এখনই জল এনে দাও।
Kapilā
Type: kund
Scene: Kapilā, serene and truthful, declares her task complete because the king is freed from sin; she asks only for water to relieve thirst, urging immediacy.
FAQs
True virtue seeks no grand reward; dharma is fulfilled in relieving others’ suffering, and one asks only what is necessary.
No tīrtha is named; the verse emphasizes personal conduct—restraint and simplicity.
None; the only action requested is bringing water to relieve thirst.