Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

स्तंभतीर्थं ततः साऽपि प्राप्य पोतार्यसंयुता । भूरिदानं ततश्चक्रे दानं सर्वस्वलक्षणम्

Transliteration

staṃbhatīrthaṃ tataḥ sā'pi prāpya potāryasaṃyutā | bhūridānaṃ tataścakre dānaṃ sarvasvalakṣaṇam

Translation

തുടർന്ന് അവൾ വള്ളക്കാരോടൊപ്പം സ്തംഭതീർത്ഥത്തിലെത്തി. പിന്നെ അവൾ ധാരാളം ദാനം ചെയ്തു—സർവ്വസ്വം അർപ്പിച്ചതുപോലുള്ള ദാനലക്ഷണത്തോടെ.

Word by Word

• staṃbha-tīrtham: Stambha-tīrtha (a sacred ford)
• staṃbha-tīrtham: Karma (Goal as object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: staṃbha (स्तम्भ) + tīrtha (तीर्थ प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (ततः अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रम/अनन्तरार्थे (then)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अपि अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारार्थक-अव्यय (particle: ‘also/even’)

• prāpya: having reached
• prāpya: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-āp (प्र+आप् धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष कृदन्त (gerund), ‘having reached’

• pota-ārya-saṃyutā: accompanied by noble boatmen/boatmen
• pota-ārya-saṃyutā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pota (पोत) + ārya (आर्य) + saṃyuta (संयुत, कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्ताधारित विशेषण; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular; qualifying ‘sā’)

• bhūri-dānam: abundant gift
• bhūri-dānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūri (भूरि) + dāna (दान प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (ततः अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रम/अनन्तरार्थे (thereafter)

• cakre: performed/made
• cakre: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (3rd person singular)

• dānam: gift/charity
• dānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāna (दान प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• sarvasva-lakṣaṇam: amounting to all one’s possessions
• sarvasva-lakṣaṇam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarvasva (सर्वस्व) + lakṣaṇa (लक्षण प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Accusative, Singular; qualifying ‘dānam’)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Staṃbha-tīrtha

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At Staṃbha-tīrtha’s shore, the maiden disembarks with boatmen; she distributes abundant gifts—gold, cloth, food—hands extended in generosity, with the sea and a sacred marker/pillar motif in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Staṃbha-tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Charity performed at a tīrtha, especially generous giving, is presented as a powerful purifier and merit-multiplier.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Staṃbha-tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bhūri-dāna—abundant charity, described as sarvasva-lakṣaṇa (of the nature of giving one’s all).