Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 96
कपिलोवाच । कृतकृत्याऽस्मि राजेन्द यत्त्वं मुक्तोऽसि किल्बिषात् । पिपासा बाधतेत्यर्थं सांप्रतं जलमानयम्
kapilovāca | kṛtakṛtyā'smi rājenda yattvaṃ mukto'si kilbiṣāt | pipāsā bādhatetyarthaṃ sāṃprataṃ jalamānayam
ກະປິລາ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ໂອ ຈອມກະສັດແຫ່ງກະສັດທັງຫຼາຍ, ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າເຫັນວ່າພະລະກິດຂອງຂ້າພະເຈົ້າສຳເລັດແລ້ວ ເພາະທ່ານພົ້ນຈາກບາບແລະມົນທິນ. ບັດນີ້ມີແຕ່ຄວາມຫິວນ້ຳທີ່ລົບກວນ; ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ຈົ່ງນຳນ້ຳມາໃຫ້ໄວໆ»។
Kapilā
Type: kund
Scene: Kapilā, serene and truthful, declares her task complete because the king is freed from sin; she asks only for water to relieve thirst, urging immediacy.
FAQs
True virtue seeks no grand reward; dharma is fulfilled in relieving others’ suffering, and one asks only what is necessary.
No tīrtha is named; the verse emphasizes personal conduct—restraint and simplicity.
None; the only action requested is bringing water to relieve thirst.