Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

तत्र पीतानि वस्त्राणि काञ्चनं सुरभिस्तथा । ब्राह्मणाय प्रदातव्या सम्यग्यात्राफलेप्सुभिः

Transliteration

tatra pītāni vastrāṇi kāñcanaṃ surabhistathā | brāhmaṇāya pradātavyā samyagyātrāphalepsubhiḥ

Translation

Dort sollen jene, die die volle Frucht der Pilgerfahrt begehren, einem Brāhmaṇa in rechter Weise gelbe Gewänder, Gold und auch eine gute, wohlriechende Kuh schenken.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (locative adverb)

• पीतानि: yellow (dyed)
• पीतानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पा (धातु) → पीत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (वस्त्राणि इति)

• वस्त्राणि: garments
• वस्त्राणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचनम्

• काञ्चनम्: gold
• काञ्चनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काञ्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचनम्

• सुरभिः: a fragrant cow (Surabhi)
• सुरभिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुरभि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गम्; प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचनम्

• तथा: also, likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चय/उपमानार्थक-अव्ययम् (adverb: ‘also/likewise’)

• ब्राह्मणाय: to a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्; चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचनम्

• प्रदातव्याः: should be given
• प्रदातव्याः: Kriya (Obligation predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र-दा (धातु) → प्रदातव्य (कृदन्त)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्तः (gerundive/obligatory); पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचनम्; विधेय-विशेषणम् (वस्त्राणि/काञ्चनम् इत्यादीनि दातव्यानि)

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; प्रकारवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb: ‘properly’)

• यात्राफलेप्सुभिः: by those desiring the fruit of the pilgrimage
• यात्राफलेप्सुभिः: Karana (Instrument/कर्ता-हेतुः; agentive instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यात्रा + फल + इप्सु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्; तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचनम्; यात्रायाः फलम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः) + इप्सु (इच्छुक) — ‘desirous of the fruit of pilgrimage’

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (general)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim, having completed snāna, respectfully offers yellow cloth, a small gold piece, and a well-adorned cow to a seated brāhmaṇa near a shrine; attendants witness the solemn exchange.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa
• Surabhi (cow)
• Trisaṅgama/Miśratīrtha (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is completed by generosity: dāna to worthy recipients seals and amplifies the merit of visiting a tīrtha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha-region discussed in Adhyāya 183 of Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya, centered on Trisaṅgama/Miśratīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Give yellow cloth, gold, and a cow as dāna to a brāhmaṇa to obtain the proper fruit of the pilgrimage.