Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

वापीकूपतडागानां जीर्णोद्धारमथापि वा । मूर्तिं विष्णोः प्रतिष्ठाप्य दत्त्वा वा भोगसाधनम्

Transliteration

vāpīkūpataḍāgānāṃ jīrṇoddhāramathāpi vā | mūrtiṃ viṣṇoḥ pratiṣṭhāpya dattvā vā bhogasādhanam

Translation

သို့မဟုတ် အိုင်းကန်၊ ရေတွင်း၊ တဒာဂ (ကန်) တို့၏ ပျက်စီးဟောင်းနွမ်းမှုကို ပြန်လည်ပြုပြင်ကာ၊ သို့မဟုတ် ဗိဿဏု၏ မూర్తိကို ပရတိဋ္ဌာပနာ (တည်ထောင်ပူဇော်) ပြု၍၊ သို့မဟုတ် ပူဇော်ပွဲနှင့် ဝတ်ပြုရေးအတွက် လိုအပ်သော ဘောဂ (ပူဇော်ပစ္စည်း) ကို လှူဒါန်း၍—

Word by Word

• वापीकूपतडागानाम्: of stepwells, wells, and ponds
• वापीकूपतडागानाम्: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वापी (प्रातिपदिक) + कूप (प्रातिपदिक) + तडाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (of wells, stepwells, and ponds)

• जीर्णोद्धारम्: renovation (of what is dilapidated)
• जीर्णोद्धारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्धार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; जीर्णस्य उद्धारः (repair/renovation)

• अथ: and/then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/also)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/सम्भावनार्थक-अव्यय (also/even)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Discourse/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (or)

• मूर्तिम्: an image/form
• मूर्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• प्रतिष्ठाप्य: having installed
• प्रतिष्ठाप्य: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + स्था (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त (absolutive/gerund): प्रतिष्ठाप्य = having installed/established

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund): having given

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Discourse/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (or)

• भोगसाधनम्: means of enjoyment/offerings
• भोगसाधनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग (प्रातिपदिक) + साधन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; भोगस्य साधनम् (means for enjoyment/offerings)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas/pilgrims

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Donors and artisans repairing an ancient stepwell and pond; nearby, priests perform Viṣṇu-mūrti pratiṣṭhā with kalasha, lamps, and conch; offerings stores (bhoga-sādhana) are presented as endowment chests.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Dvārakā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Restoring public water resources and supporting Viṣṇu worship are highlighted as high-value acts of dharma, especially when linked to a sacred place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā by context; the acts are framed as meritorious when performed there.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Jīrṇoddhāra (renovation) of vāpī/kūpa/taḍāga; Viṣṇu-mūrti pratiṣṭhā; and donating bhoga-sādhana (worship materials).