Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

महादानानि सर्वाणि गोमत्युदधिसंगमे । सप्तद्वीपपतिर्भूत्वा विष्णुलोके महीयते

Transliteration

mahādānāni sarvāṇi gomatyudadhisaṃgame | saptadvīpapatirbhūtvā viṣṇuloke mahīyate

Translation

Alle großen Gaben (Mahādānas), die am Zusammenfluss der Gomatī mit dem Ozean dargebracht werden, verleihen die Frucht, Herr der sieben Kontinente zu werden, und man wird in Viṣṇus Welt geehrt.

Word by Word

• महादानानि: great gifts/major donations
• महादानानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादान (प्रातिपदिक; महत् + दान)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (महद् दानम्)

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• गोमती-उदधि-संगमे: at the confluence of the Gomati and the ocean
• गोमती-उदधि-संगमे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोमती (प्रातिपदिक) + उदधि (प्रातिपदिक) + संगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (गोमत्याः उदधेश्च संगमः)

• सप्त-द्वीप-पतिः: lord of the seven islands/continents
• सप्त-द्वीप-पतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त (संख्या/प्रातिपदिक) + द्वीप (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (सप्तानां द्वीपानां पतिः)

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभावः; पूर्वकालिकक्रिया—‘having become’

• विष्णु-लोके: in Vishnu’s world
• विष्णु-लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (विष्णोः लोकः)

• महीयते: is honored/glorified
• महीयते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः—‘is honored/glorified’

Speaker

Unspecified (contextual narrator within Dvārakā Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gomatī–Udadhisaṅgama

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the dramatic confluence, pilgrims offer grand gifts—cows, gold, vessels, land deeds—while waves and river currents meet; a visionary overlay shows Viṣṇu’s realm and a cakravartin-like sovereignty over seven dvīpas.

Characters & Entities

• Gomatī
• Udadhi (Ocean)
• Viṣṇuloka
• Sapta-dvīpa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Place sanctity amplifies charity—mahādāna at a supreme tīrtha yields exalted worldly and otherworldly honor.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Gomatī–udadhi saṅgama (the Gomatī river’s meeting with the ocean) in the Dvārakā sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performing mahādānas (major charities) specifically at the Gomatī–ocean confluence.