Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

पृथक्पृथग्विमानं तु देयं तेषां महाधनम् । गवां च दशलक्षाणां सवत्सानां पयोमुचाम्

Transliteration

pṛthakpṛthagvimānaṃ tu deyaṃ teṣāṃ mahādhanam | gavāṃ ca daśalakṣāṇāṃ savatsānāṃ payomucām

Translation

À chacun d’eux, qu’on donne un véhicule splendide, distinct pour chacun, avec de grandes richesses; et dix millions de vaches laitières, chacune avec son veau.

Word by Word

• pṛthak: separately
• pṛthak: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pṛthak (अव्यय)
• Form: पृथक्त्ववाचक अव्यय (adverb: separately)

• pṛthak: each separately
• pṛthak: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pṛthak (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरुक्त अव्यय (emphatic repetition)

• vimānam: an aerial car/palace (vehicle)
• vimānam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vimāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• deyam: to be given
• deyam: Vidheyaviśeṣaṇa (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dēya (कृदन्त; √dā/दा + यत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/future passive participle): ‘to be given’

• teṣām: to/for them (of them)
• teṣām: Sampradāna/Sambandha (Beneficiary-genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• mahā-dhanam: great wealth
• mahā-dhanam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + dhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (महच्च तत् धनम् = great wealth)

• gavām: of cows
• gavām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: go (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (गो), षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction: and)

• daśa-lakṣāṇām: of ten lakhs (one million)
• daśa-lakṣāṇām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daśa (संख्या) + lakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; द्विगु-समास (दशलक्ष = ten lakhs)

• sa-vatsānām: with calves
• sa-vatsānām: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (उपपद ‘with’) + vatsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/स्त्री (गवाम् विशेषण), षष्ठी, बहुवचन; ‘with calves’

• payaḥ-mucām: milk-giving
• payaḥ-mucām: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: payaḥ (प्रातिपदिक) + muc (प्रातिपदिक; from √muc/मुच् ‘to release’)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (गवाम् विशेषण), षष्ठी, बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि (पयः मुञ्चन्ति इति = milk-yielding)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa māhātmya narration context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa Kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand dakṣiṇā ceremony: each brāhmaṇa receives a separate ornate conveyance and heaps of wealth; vast herds of milk cows with calves fill the foreground, attendants counting and presenting gifts in an orderly ritual setting.

Characters & Entities

• Dāna
• Gau-dāna
• Brāhmaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage and yajña are perfected through generous dāna—especially honoring sacred guests and supporting dharma through gifts.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the māhātmya frames dāna as integral to the sacred journey.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Giving individualized conveyances and abundant gifts, including large-scale cow-donation with calves.