Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

कांचनं तत्र गरुडं पीतानि वसनानि च । विष्णुमुद्दिश्य यो दद्यात्स तु यात्राफलं लभेत्

Transliteration

kāṃcanaṃ tatra garuḍaṃ pītāni vasanāni ca | viṣṇumuddiśya yo dadyātsa tu yātrāphalaṃ labhet

Translation

அங்கே பொன்னாலான கருடனையும் மஞ்சள் ஆடைகளையும் விஷ்ணுவை நோக்கி அர்ப்பணித்து தானம் செய்பவன், தீர்த்தயாத்திரையின் முழுப் பயனையும் நிச்சயமாகப் பெறுவான்.

Word by Word

• काञ्चनम्: gold (a piece of gold)
• काञ्चनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काञ्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; स्थानवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• गरुडम्: Garuda (image/idol)
• गरुडम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गरुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पीतानि: yellow
• पीतानि: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पीत (कृदन्त; √पा (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; past passive participle used adjectivally; Neuter, Accusative, Plural

• वसनानि: garments
• वसनानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Plural

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

• विष्णुम्: Vishnu
• विष्णुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• उद्दिश्य: intending (for)
• उद्दिश्य: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उद्दिश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) अव्यय; √उद्दिश् (उपसर्ग: उद्) + ल्यप्; 'having intended/aiming at'

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; relative pronoun; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Optative, Active, 3rd person, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक निपात (particle: indeed/but)

• यात्राफलम्: the fruit of the pilgrimage
• यात्राफलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यात्रा + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (यात्रायाः फलम्); Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Optative, Middle, 3rd person, Singular

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sudarśana/Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim offers a small golden Garuḍa icon and yellow cloth at the sacred site, hands folded in Viṣṇu-dedication; the kṣetra responds with auspicious radiance signifying yātrā-phala.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Garuḍa
• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage becomes complete when coupled with dedicated charity (dāna) offered with devotion to the deity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Sudarśana Vaiṣṇava kṣetra area within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya (Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna: gifting a golden Garuḍa (icon/representation) and yellow garments, explicitly dedicated to Viṣṇu, to gain the fruit of yātrā.