Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

लिखित्वा तच्च यो दद्याज्जलधेनुसमन्वितम् । वैशाख्यां पौर्णमास्यां च ब्रह्मलोके महीयते

Transliteration

likhitvā tacca yo dadyājjaladhenusamanvitam | vaiśākhyāṃ paurṇamāsyāṃ ca brahmaloke mahīyate

Translation

Wer dies niederschreiben lässt und es zusammen mit der Gabe der „Wasserkuh“ (jaladhenu) am Vollmondtag des Vaiśākha spendet, wird in der Welt Brahmās geehrt.

Word by Word

• लिखित्वा: having written
• लिखित्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √लिख् (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund) — ‘having written’

• तत्: that (text)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative singular ‘that’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय) — conjunction ‘and’

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — relative pronoun ‘who’

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — ‘should give’

• जल-धेनु-समन्वितम्: accompanied by a jaladhenu (water-cow gift)
• जल-धेनु-समन्वितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक) + धेनु (प्रातिपदिक) + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — ‘accompanied with a water-cow (gift)’ qualifying तत् (दान-वस्तु)

• वैशाख्याम्: in Vaiśākha (time)
• वैशाख्याम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशाखी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — Locative singular ‘on/in (the month/day) Vaiśākhī’

• पौर्णमास्याम्: on the full-moon day
• पौर्णमास्याम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौर्णमासी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — Locative singular ‘on the full-moon day’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय) — conjunction ‘and’

• ब्रह्मलोके: in Brahmaloka
• ब्रह्मलोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — Locative singular ‘in Brahma-loka’

• महीयते: is honored
• महीयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Present middle ‘is honored/glorified’

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (contextual attribution)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Muni-sattamāḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A donor presents a freshly written Purāṇa manuscript along with a jaladhenu offering on Vaiśākha Pūrṇimā; Brahmaloka is hinted as a radiant destination where the donor is honored.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmaloka
• Vaiśākha Paurṇimā
• Jaladhenu (ritual gift)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Supporting dharma through manuscript copying and charitable gifting elevates the giver and preserves sacred knowledge for society.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tirtha is named in this verse; it occurs within Prabhāsa Kṣetra Māhātmya while describing a general dharmic donation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Donate a written sacred text along with a jaladhenu offering on Vaiśākha Paurṇimā; the fruit is honor in Brahmaloka.