Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

तत्फलं लभ्यते पुंभिर्धनुष्कोटौ निमज्जनात् । गोसहस्र प्रदानेन यत्पुण्यं हि भवेन्नृणाम्

Transliteration

tatphalaṃ labhyate puṃbhirdhanuṣkoṭau nimajjanāt | gosahasra pradānena yatpuṇyaṃ hi bhavennṛṇām

Translation

Buah yang sama itu diperoleh orang dengan menyelam mandi di Dhanuṣkoṭi. Dan pahala yang timbul bagi manusia dengan menghadiahkan seribu ekor lembu—

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संकेतक-सर्वनाम (demonstrative)

• फलं: fruit; result
• फलं: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लभ्यते: is obtained
• लभ्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि (Passive)

• पुंभिः: by men
• पुंभिः: Karta (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुम्स् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• धनुष्कोटौ: at Dhanuṣkoṭi
• धनुष्कोटौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनुष् + कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष

• निमज्जनात्: from immersion/bathing
• निमज्जनात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: निमज्जन (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-भाववाचक from नि+मज्ज्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गो: cow
• गो: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (सामान्यतः), प्रातिपदिक-रूप; समासपूर्वपद

• सहस्र: a thousand
• सहस्र: —
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, समासः द्विगु (गो + सहस्र = गोसहस्रम्)

• प्रदानेन: by giving
• प्रदानेन: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदान (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-भाववाचक from प्र+दा धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• यत्: which
• यत्: Visheshana (Relative qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative)

• पुण्यं: merit
• पुण्यं: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (particle; emphasis)

• भवेत्: would be; may arise
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• नृणाम्: of men
• नृणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced for Setukhaṇḍa narrations of tīrtha-māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dhanuṣkoṭi

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience of brāhmaṇas/pilgrims

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On the shore at Dhanuṣkoṭi, a pilgrim emerges from the sea; behind him, symbolic imagery of a thousand cows and a golden balance appears as a divine vision, indicating equivalence of merit.

Characters & Entities

• Dhanuṣkoṭi
• Go-sahasra-dāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇa elevates Dhanuṣkoṭi as a dharma-amplifier where pilgrimage practice equals celebrated acts of charity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dhanuṣkoṭi.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nimajjana/snānā at Dhanuṣkoṭi; go-sahasra-pradāna (gift of a thousand cows) is referenced for comparison.