Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

उपानहौ च्छत्रसुमं जलपूर्णा घटास्तथा । पक्वान्नसंयुताः शुभ्राः सफला दक्षिणान्विताः

Transliteration

upānahau cchatrasumaṃ jalapūrṇā ghaṭāstathā | pakvānnasaṃyutāḥ śubhrāḥ saphalā dakṣiṇānvitāḥ

Translation

അതുപോലെ പാദരക്ഷ, കുട, സുന്ദരമായി രൂപപ്പെടുത്തിയ ജലപൂർണ്ണ ഘടങ്ങൾ; കൂടാതെ ശുദ്ധമായ പക്വാന്നം, ഫലങ്ങളോടെയും യോജ്യ ദക്ഷിണയോടെയും നൽകണം.

Word by Word

• उपानहौ: a pair of sandals
• उपानहौ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपानह् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd case), द्विवचनम्

• छत्रसुमम्: an excellent umbrella
• छत्रसुमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: छत्र-सुम (प्रातिपदिक; छत्र + सुम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचनम्; छत्रस्य सुमम् (excellent umbrella)

• जलपूर्णाः: filled with water
• जलपूर्णाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जल-पूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक; जल + पूर्ण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifying 'घटाः')

• घटाः: pots/jars
• घटाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचनम्

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: likewise/also)

• पक्वान्नसंयुताः: accompanied with cooked food
• पक्वान्नसंयुताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पक्व-अन्न-संयुत (प्रातिपदिक; पक्व + अन्न + संयुत)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifying implied gifts/offerings)

• शुभ्राः: white/bright
• शुभ्राः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• सफलाः: with fruits
• सफलाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-फल (प्रातिपदिक; स + फल)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (with fruits)

• दक्षिणान्विताः: accompanied by monetary gifts
• दक्षिणान्विताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दक्षिणा-अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक; दक्षिणा + अन्वित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (endowed with dakṣiṇā)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; within Dvārakā Māhātmya discourse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Cakratīrtha (contextual)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A donor arranges gifts: sandals, a parasol, shining pots brimming with water, baskets of cooked rice and fruits; attendants carry items toward seated brāhmaṇas/pilgrims.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Charity becomes especially meritorious when it is practical, pure, and offered with proper honoraria and intention.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instruction belongs to Dvārakā Māhātmya, within a chapter praising Kārtika rites associated with Cakratīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Giving sandals, an umbrella, water-filled pots, cooked food, fruits, and dakṣiṇā as part of meritorious Kārtika observance.