Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 93

Devanagari script

तथा प्रतिगृहीतापि प्राप्नोत्यविकलं फलम् । सेतुयात्रां समुद्दिश्य गृह्णीयाद्ब्राह्मणाद्ध नम्

Transliteration

tathā pratigṛhītāpi prāpnotyavikalaṃ phalam | setuyātrāṃ samuddiśya gṛhṇīyādbrāhmaṇāddha nam

Translation

Même en acceptant un tel soutien, on obtient un mérite entier et sans diminution, pourvu qu’on le reçoive en ayant en vue le pèlerinage de Setu. Pour la Setu-yātrā, qu’on accepte des biens d’un brāhmaṇa.

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/उपमानार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb: ‘thus/likewise’)

• प्रतिगृहीता: (she/it) having been received
• प्रतिगृहीता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रति-√ग्रह् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘accepted/received’

• अपि: even, also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: ‘even/also’)

• प्राप्नोति: attains, obtains
• प्राप्नोति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present indicative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• अविकलम्: unimpaired, complete
• अविकलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• फलम्: fruit, result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• सेतुयात्राम्: the pilgrimage to Setu
• सेतुयात्राम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेतु (प्रातिपदिक) + यात्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध: ‘सेतोः यात्रा’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• समुद्दिश्य: having intended, aiming at
• समुद्दिश्य: Kriya (Gerundial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-उद्-√दिश् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगे कृदन्त (ल्यप्/त्वा-प्रत्यय, gerund); ‘having intended/aiming at’

• गृह्णीयात्: should accept/take
• गृह्णीयात्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; विध्यर्थ (should take)

• ब्राह्मणात्: from a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; अपादान (source)

• धनम्: wealth, money
• धनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Setu-khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu (Setubandha/Rāmeśvara-Setu)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim preparing for Setu-yātrā receives a modest purse from a learned brāhmaṇa, hands joined in reverence; in the background, the sea-line and a distant temple silhouette suggest Setubandha/Rāmeśvara.

Characters & Entities

• Setu (Rāmeśvaram/Setubandha)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Alms taken strictly for a sacred pilgrimage, with pure intention, does not diminish the merit; right purpose preserves spiritual fruit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu/Setubandha—traditionally identified with the Rāmeśvaram region and the Setu pilgrimage circuit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Accepting financial support (dāna received) specifically earmarked for undertaking the Setu-yātrā.