Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

वारिदस्तृप्तिमाप्नोति सुखमक्षय्यमत्र हि । फलप्रदः सुतान्भक्तानारोग्यमभयप्रदः

Transliteration

vāridastṛptimāpnoti sukhamakṣayyamatra hi | phalapradaḥ sutānbhaktānārogyamabhayapradaḥ

Translation

Hier wahrlich erlangt der Spender von Wasser Zufriedenheit und unvergängliches Glück. Dieses (Tīrtha/diese Tat) schenkt Früchte: hingebungsvolle Söhne, Gesundheit und Furchtlosigkeit.

Word by Word

• वारिदः: the giver of water
• वारिदः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारि (प्रातिपदिक) + द (कृदन्त; √दा (धातु) + क)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (वारि ददाति इति)

• तृप्तिम्: satisfaction
• तृप्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आप्नोति: attains
• आप्नोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुखम्: happiness
• सुखम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अक्षय्यम्: inexhaustible
• अक्षय्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सुखम् इत्यस्य विशेषण

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• फलप्रदः: bestowing fruits/results
• फलप्रदः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (कृदन्त; प्र + √दा (धातु) + क)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीह्यर्थे विशेषण (फलानि प्रददाति इति)

• सुतान्: sons
• सुतान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• भक्तान्: devoted
• भक्तान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्त (कृदन्त; √भज् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; सुतान् इत्यस्य विशेषण

• आरोग्यम्: health
• आरोग्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरोग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अभयप्रदः: granting fearlessness
• अभयप्रदः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभय (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (कृदन्त; प्र + √दा (धातु) + क)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुष (अभयं प्रददाति इति)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya tīrtha (unspecified sub-site)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim offers cool water from a kamaṇḍalu to a thirsty traveler/priest near a tīrtha; the scene subtly suggests blessings—healthy children, protective aura, calm joy.

Characters & Entities

• Dāna (water donation)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even simple charity like giving water becomes a powerful dharma at a tīrtha, yielding lasting well-being and spiritual merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dharmāraṇya tīrtha-context being described in this chapter’s concise tīrtha-māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Jala-dāna (donation of water) is praised, with stated fruits like akṣaya sukha, health, and fearlessness.