Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

हैमं पद्मं मौक्तिकं च दानं तत्रैव दापयेत् । सम्यग्यात्राफलापेक्षी स्वर्गापेक्षी तथा नरः

Transliteration

haimaṃ padmaṃ mauktikaṃ ca dānaṃ tatraiva dāpayet | samyagyātrāphalāpekṣī svargāpekṣī tathā naraḥ

Translation

യാത്രാഫലം പൂർണ്ണമായി ലഭിക്കാനും സ്വർഗ്ഗപ്രാപ്തിയും ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്ന മനുഷ്യൻ അവിടെയേ തന്നെ വിധിപൂർവ്വം ദാനം ചെയ്യിക്കണം—സ്വർണ്ണപദ്മവും മുത്തുകളും.

Word by Word

• haimam: golden
• haimam: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: haima (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (padmam)

• padmam: lotus
• padmam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• mauktikam: pearl
• mauktikam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mauktika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• dānam: gift/donation
• dānam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• dāpayet: should cause (someone) to give
• dāpayet: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु) + ṇic (प्रेरण)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative)

• samyak: properly
• samyak: Sambandha (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samyak (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: properly)

• yātrāphalāpekṣī: desiring the fruit of the pilgrimage
• yātrāphalāpekṣī: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of naraḥ)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yātrā (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + apekṣin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (‘यात्राफलम् अपेक्षते’)

• svargāpekṣī: desiring heaven
• svargāpekṣī: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svarga (प्रातिपदिक) + apekṣin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (‘स्वर्गम् अपेक्षते’)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus/likewise)

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Unknown (māhātmya instruction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim at Prabhāsa presents a golden lotus and a string of pearls as dāna to a priest/recipient near the shrine, with offering trays, lamps, and the sea-breeze implied; the act is framed as completing the pilgrimage and securing svarga.

Characters & Entities

• Varuṇeśvara
• Svarga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is perfected by dāna: sacred travel is fulfilled through generosity performed at the holy site.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Varuṇeśvara/Prabhāsa Kṣetra context, where giving is recommended to complete the yātrā’s merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna at the site—specifically a golden lotus (haima-padma) and pearls (mauktika).