Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

ये साधवो धनोपेतास्तीर्थानां स्मरणे रताः । तीर्थे दानाच्च योगाच्च तेषामभ्यधिकं फलम्

Transliteration

ye sādhavo dhanopetāstīrthānāṃ smaraṇe ratāḥ | tīrthe dānācca yogācca teṣāmabhyadhikaṃ phalam

Translation

Die Tugendhaften, mit Reichtum versehen und am Gedenken der Tīrthas erfreut—durch Gabe am Tīrtha und durch Yoga (disziplinierte Übung) erlangen sie eine noch größere Frucht.

Word by Word

• ye: those who
• ye: Anvaya (Relative connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural) — सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• sādhavaḥ: good/virtuous people
• sādhavaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sādhu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• dhana-upetāḥ: endowed with wealth
• dhana-upetāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक) + upeta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; उप-√i/√et)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (with: ‘dhanena upetāḥ’/‘endowed with wealth’), भूतकृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of sādhavaḥ)

• tīrthānām: of pilgrimage-places
• tīrthānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• smaraṇe: in remembrance
• smaraṇe: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: smaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• ratāḥ: engaged/devoted
• ratāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √ram)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of sādhavaḥ)

• tīrthe: at a pilgrimage-place
• tīrthe: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• dānāt: from/through giving
• dānāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular) — हेतौ/कारण (cause/source)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• yogāt: from/through yoga (spiritual practice)
• yogāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular) — हेतौ/कारण (cause/source)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunctive/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• abhyadhikam: greater/superior
• abhyadhikam: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: abhi-adhika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (of phalam)

• phalam: fruit/result
• phalam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvarī (Pārvatī) or a Devī addressed as 'Īśvari' (contextual narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual) / any tīrtha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A prosperous yet humble pilgrim offers alms at a tīrtha—food, cloth, and coins—while seated sages bless him; behind, he meditates near water, with faint luminous map-like icons of remembered tīrthas hovering symbolically.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Wealth becomes sanctified when joined to virtue—remembering tīrthas and giving in sacred places, supported by yoga, yields heightened spiritual merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The teaching is general to tīrthas, within the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform dāna (charity) at a tīrtha and cultivate yoga/discipline alongside tīrtha-smaraṇa (remembrance).