Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

पत्रं पुष्पं फलं तोयं तस्मिंस्तीर्थे ददाति यः । द्विजानां भक्तिसंयुक्तः स याति जलशायिनम्

Transliteration

patraṃ puṣpaṃ phalaṃ toyaṃ tasmiṃstīrthe dadāti yaḥ | dvijānāṃ bhaktisaṃyuktaḥ sa yāti jalaśāyinam

Translation

Wer an jenem Tīrtha Blatt, Blüte, Frucht oder Wasser darbringt, von Hingabe zu den Zweimalgeborenen erfüllt, gelangt zum Herrn, der auf den Wassern ruht.

Word by Word

• पत्रम्: a leaf
• पत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter acc sg)

• पुष्पम्: a flower
• पुष्पम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter acc sg)

• फलम्: a fruit
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter acc sg)

• तोयम्: water
• तोयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter acc sg)

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (loc sg)

• तीर्थे: at the sacred ford/place
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (neuter loc sg)

• ददाति: gives, offers
• ददाति: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd sg)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (relative pronoun: masc nom sg)

• द्विजानाम्: of the twice-born (Brahmins)
• द्विजानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन (masc gen pl)

• भक्तिसंयुक्तः: endowed with devotion
• भक्तिसंयुक्तः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (masc nom sg; ‘endowed with devotion’)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (pronoun: masc nom sg)

• याति: goes
• याति: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd sg)

• जलशायिनम्: the Water-reclining Lord (Viṣṇu)
• जलशायिनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक) + शायिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन (masc acc sg); ‘one who lies on water’ (Viṣṇu)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa māhātmya narration context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha tīrtha (within Prabhāsa)

Type: tirtha

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A humble pilgrim at a tīrtha edge offering a leaf, a single flower, fruit, and water; nearby brāhmaṇas are respectfully greeted; in the background, Viṣṇu as Jalśāyin on Śeṣa over cosmic waters appears as a visionary reward.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu (Jalaśāyin)
• Brāhmaṇas (dvija)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even simple offerings become spiritually powerful when made in a holy place with devotion and reverence for dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The unnamed ‘that tīrtha’ in the passage refers to Vastrāpathakṣetra within the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering leaf, flower, fruit, or water as a devotional gift/act at the tīrtha, with bhakti and respect for dvijas.