Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

हिरण्यरूप्यदानं च ह्यश्वं धेनुं तथैव च । गोमतीसंगमे दत्त्वा सर्वान्कामानवाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

hiraṇyarūpyadānaṃ ca hyaśvaṃ dhenuṃ tathaiva ca | gomatīsaṃgame dattvā sarvānkāmānavāpnuyāt

Translation

கோமதியின் சங்கமத்தில் தங்கம்-வெள்ளி தானமும், குதிரை மற்றும் பசு தானமும் செய்தால், எல்லா விருப்பங்களும் நிறைவேறும்.

Word by Word

• हिरण्य-रूप्य-दानम्: gift of gold and silver
• हिरण्य-रूप्य-दानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + रूप्य (प्रातिपदिक) + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्वः (हिरण्यं च रूप्यं च; तयोः दानम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थकः (conjunction ‘and’)

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

• अश्वम्: a horse
• अश्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• धेनुम्: a cow
• धेनुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धेनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/क्रियाविशेषणम् (likewise)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थकः (only/just)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थकः

• गोमती-संगमे: at the Gomati confluence
• गोमती-संगमे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोमती (प्रातिपदिक) + संगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (गोमत्याः संगमः)

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभावः; ‘having given’

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• कामान्: desires
• कामान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• अवाप्नुयात्: would obtain
• अवाप्नुयात्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘should obtain’

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Dvārakā Māhātmya discourse context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gomātī-saṅgama (Gomātī–Samudra)

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience within Dvārakā-māhātmya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At dawn, the Gomātī meets the sea; a donor offers gold and silver vessels, while a decorated cow and horse stand nearby; priests perform saṅkalpa with the waves behind them.

Characters & Entities

• Gomātī (river)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Generosity performed at a sanctified tīrtha becomes a powerful dharmic act that yields comprehensive auspicious results.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Gomātī-saṅgama (the confluence of the Gomātī river) associated with Dvārakā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna at the Gomātī confluence: gifting gold, silver, a horse, and a cow.