Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

यात्रायां गच्छमानस्य पादभ्यंगं ददाति यः । पादप्रक्षालनं चैव सर्वान्कामानवाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

yātrāyāṃ gacchamānasya pādabhyaṃgaṃ dadāti yaḥ | pādaprakṣālanaṃ caiva sarvānkāmānavāpnuyāt

Translation

Quiconque, sur la route du pèlerinage, oint et masse les pieds du voyageur et lui lave aussi les pieds, obtient l’accomplissement de tous les désirs.

Word by Word

• यात्रायाम्: on a journey
• यात्रायाम्: अधिकरण (Location/occasion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यात्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine)

• गच्छमानस्य: of (one) going / of the traveler
• गच्छमानस्य: सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गच्छत् (कृदन्त, √गम् धातु; शतृ-प्रत्यय)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); वर्तमान-कृदन्त (present participle)

• पादभ्यङ्गम्: foot-massage/anointing of the feet
• पादभ्यङ्गम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + अभ्यङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine); ‘पादानाम् अभ्यङ्गः’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• ददाति: gives
• ददाति: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• यः: who
• यः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• पादप्रक्षालनम्: washing of the feet
• पादप्रक्षालनम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रक्षालन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); ‘पादानां प्रक्षालनम्’ इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• च: and
• च: समुच्चय (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed, surely
• एव: अवधारण (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: कर्म-विशेषण (Qualifier of object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• कामान्: desires, wishes
• कामान्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine)

• अवाप्नुयात्: would attain
• अवाप्नुयात्: क्रिया (Result)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + √आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta (deduced; Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (yātrā-sevā context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A shaded rest-stop: a pilgrim sits, dusty feet extended; a devotee gently washes and massages the feet with water and oil. In the distance, Dvārakā’s temple spire and sea shimmer, linking service to sacred destination.

Characters & Entities

• Dvārakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Humble bodily service to pilgrims is honored as a potent devotional act bringing comprehensive well-being.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, through the praise of caring for those undertaking its yātrā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pādabhyaṅga and pādaprakṣālana: massaging and washing the feet of pilgrims.