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Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 98

तानि सर्वाणि तुल्यानि धर्मकूपोऽधिको भवेत् । मन्त्रो वेदास्तथा यज्ञा दानानि च व्रतानि च

tāni sarvāṇi tulyāni dharmakūpo'dhiko bhavet | mantro vedāstathā yajñā dānāni ca vratāni ca

สิ่งเหล่านั้นล้วนเสมอกันในบุญกุศล แต่ธรรมกูปะยิ่งประเสริฐกว่า มนตร์ พระเวท ยัญญะ ทาน และวรตะ—ย่อมให้ผลไพบูลย์ยิ่ง ณ ที่นั้น

तानिthose
तानि:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम
सर्वाणिall
सर्वाणि:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्—तानि
तुल्यानिequal
तुल्यानि:
Pradhana-Visheshana (Predicate qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootतुल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (predicate adjective)
धर्मकूपःthe dharma-well (religious well)
धर्मकूपः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म + कूप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः—धर्मस्य कूपः / धर्मरूपः कूपः
अधिकःsuperior
अधिकः:
Pradhana-Visheshana (Predicate qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootअधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण—धर्मकूपः
भवेत्would be/should be
भवेत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootभू (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद
मन्त्रःmantra
मन्त्रः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
वेदाःVedas
वेदाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootवेद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन
तथाalso
तथा:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थ (also)
यज्ञाःsacrifices
यज्ञाः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन
दानानिgifts/charities
दानानि:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootदान (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन
and
:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)
व्रतानिvows/observances
व्रतानि:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootव्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन
and
:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

Sūta (contextual continuation)

Tirtha: Dharmakūpa

Type: kund

Scene: Dharmakūpa shown as a radiant well with steps; around it, sages chant Veda, a small yajña fire burns, donors give cows/food, and vow-keepers stand in prayer—depicting all dharmas converging at one locus.

D
Dharmakūpa
M
Mantra
V
Veda
Y
Yajña
D
Dāna
V
Vrata

FAQs

A tīrtha’s sanctity can magnify diverse dharmic practices—study, worship, charity, and vows—into greater spiritual yield.

Dharmakūpa, declared superior even to other liberation-famed places.

It highlights practices—mantra, Veda, yajña, dāna, vrata—as especially fruitful when performed in connection with Dharmakūpa.