Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 95

Devanagari script

वारिमात्रेण गोमत्यां पिण्डदाने कृते कलौ । पितॄणां जायते तृप्तिर्यावदाभूतसंप्लवम्

Transliteration

vārimātreṇa gomatyāṃ piṇḍadāne kṛte kalau | pitṝṇāṃ jāyate tṛptiryāvadābhūtasaṃplavam

Translation

Im Kali-Zeitalter: Wird am Gomati selbst nur mit Wasser eine Piṇḍa-Gabe dargebracht, so erlangen die Ahnen Sättigung, die bis zum Ende der kosmischen Auflösung währt.

Word by Word

• वारिमात्रेण: by mere water
• वारिमात्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वारि (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (वारिणः मात्रम्)

• गोमत्याम्: in/at the Gomati (river)
• गोमत्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोमती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• पिण्डदाने: in the offering of piṇḍa (funeral oblation)
• पिण्डदाने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (पिण्डस्य दानम्)

• कृते: when done/after being done
• कृते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (when/after it is done)

• कलौ: in the Kali age
• कलौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• पितॄणाम्: of the ancestors (pitṛs)
• पितॄणाम्: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• जायते: arises/is produced
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तृप्तिः: satisfaction/contentment
• तृप्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• यावत्: until/as long as
• यावत्: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/अवधि-अव्यय (until/as long as)

• आभूतसंप्लवम्: up to the cosmic dissolution (pralaya)
• आभूतसंप्लवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आभूत (प्रातिपदिक) + संप्लव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (आभूतः संप्लवः = प्रलयः)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced: Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gomatī (Dvārakā)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the Gomatī ghat, a pilgrim performs piṇḍa-dāna using only water in cupped hands; translucent ancestral figures appear satisfied above the river, indicating enduring tṛpti until cosmic dissolution.

Characters & Entities

• Gomatī
• Pitṛs

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A supremely holy tirtha magnifies even minimal offerings, making them enduringly beneficial for one’s ancestors.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Gomati (Gomatī) at Dvārakā, famed for śrāddha and piṇḍa rites.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Piṇḍa-dāna/śrāddha at the Gomati—even with water alone in Kali Yuga.