Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

तत्र देयानि वासांसि पदं गावो विधानतः । देयानि विप्रमुख्येभ्यः सम्यग्यात्राफलेप्सुभिः

Transliteration

tatra deyāni vāsāṃsi padaṃ gāvo vidhānataḥ | deyāni vipramukhyebhyaḥ samyagyātrāphalepsubhiḥ

Translation

Dort soll man Gewänder als Almosen geben und nach rechter Vorschrift auch eine «pada»-Darbringung sowie Kühe schenken. Wer die volle Frucht der Pilgerfahrt erstrebt, soll diese Gaben in rechter Weise den vornehmsten Brāhmaṇas darbringen.

Word by Word

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locative setting/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण)

• देयानि: to be given
• देयानि: Karma (To be given/कर्म-भाव्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देय (दा धातु; यत्/कृदन्त)
• Form: दा (धातु) + यत् (gerundive/भाव्य); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; विधेय/आज्ञार्थक

• वासांसि: garments
• वासांसि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन

• पदम्: a step/footing (measure)
• पदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• गावः: cows
• गावः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/nominative), बहुवचन

• विधानतः: according to rule
• विधानतः: Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधानतस् (अव्ययभावे तसिल्)
• Form: अव्यय (तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त; manner adverb)

• देयानि: to be given
• देयानि: Karma (To be given/कर्म-भाव्य)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देय (दा धातु; यत्/कृदन्त)
• Form: दा (धातु) + यत्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; पुनरुक्त-आज्ञा

• विप्रमुख्येभ्यः: to the foremost brāhmaṇas
• विप्रमुख्येभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र + मुख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी/चतुर्थी (5th/ablative or 4th/dative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष ‘विप्रेषु मुख्याः’ (श्रेष्ठब्राह्मणाः)

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण/adverb)

• यात्राफलेप्सुभिः: by those desiring the fruit of the pilgrimage
• यात्राफलेप्सुभिः: Kartr (Agent-instrumental; doer group/कर्ता-समूह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यात्रा + फल + एप्सु (आप् धातु; इच्छार्थक ‘एप्सु’ प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘यात्रायाः फलम्’ + ‘एप्सु’ (इच्छुक)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhallatīrtha

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (implied continuation)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims at Bhallatīrtha present folded garments, lead decorated cows for donation, and offer a ‘pada’ gift to venerable brāhmaṇas seated on kusa mats; the scene emphasizes orderly ritual propriety and gratitude after yātrā.

Characters & Entities

• Bhallatīrtha
• Vipra (Brāhmaṇas)
• Dāna (charity)
• Gāvaḥ (cows)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is completed and sanctified by dharmic giving—dāna offered with rule and reverence is integral to yātrā’s spiritual fruition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instructions apply at Bhallatīrtha within Prabhāsa-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna of garments, a prescribed ‘pada’ offering, and cows—given to eminent brāhmaṇas by those seeking complete pilgrimage merit.