Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

यात्रायां गच्छमानस्य पादभ्यंगं ददाति यः । पादप्रक्षालनं चैव सर्वान्कामानवाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

yātrāyāṃ gacchamānasya pādabhyaṃgaṃ dadāti yaḥ | pādaprakṣālanaṃ caiva sarvānkāmānavāpnuyāt

Translation

Wer auf der Pilgerreise dem Wandernden die Füße salbt und massiert und ihm auch die Füße wäscht, erlangt die Erfüllung aller Wünsche.

Word by Word

• यात्रायाम्: on a journey
• यात्रायाम्: अधिकरण (Location/occasion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यात्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• गच्छमानस्य: of (one) going / of the traveler
• गच्छमानस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गच्छत् (कृदन्त, √गम् धातु; शतृ-प्रत्यय)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present participle)

• पादभ्यङ्गम्: foot-massage/anointing of the feet
• पादभ्यङ्गम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + अभ्यङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); ‘पादानाम् अभ्यङ्गः’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• ददाति: gives
• ददाति: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• यः: who
• यः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• पादप्रक्षालनम्: washing of the feet
• पादप्रक्षालनम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रक्षालन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); ‘पादानां प्रक्षालनम्’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed, surely
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: कर्म-विशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• कामान्: desires, wishes
• कामान्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• अवाप्नुयात्: would attain
• अवाप्नुयात्: क्रिया (Result)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + √आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta (deduced; Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (yātrā-sevā context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A shaded rest-stop: a pilgrim sits, dusty feet extended; a devotee gently washes and massages the feet with water and oil. In the distance, Dvārakā’s temple spire and sea shimmer, linking service to sacred destination.

Characters & Entities

• Dvārakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humble bodily service to pilgrims is honored as a potent devotional act bringing comprehensive well-being.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, through the praise of caring for those undertaking its yātrā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pādabhyaṅga and pādaprakṣālana: massaging and washing the feet of pilgrims.