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

Am Ufer der Gomatī in Dvārakā Zuflucht nehmend—welchen Reichtum auch immer jemand als Gabe darbringt—o Brāhmaṇas, hört nun vom Aufgehen seiner verdienstvollen Frucht.

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).