Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 93

Devanagari script

तथा प्रतिगृहीतापि प्राप्नोत्यविकलं फलम् । सेतुयात्रां समुद्दिश्य गृह्णीयाद्ब्राह्मणाद्ध नम्

Transliteration

tathā pratigṛhītāpi prāpnotyavikalaṃ phalam | setuyātrāṃ samuddiśya gṛhṇīyādbrāhmaṇāddha nam

Translation

แม้รับการอุปถัมภ์เช่นนั้น ก็ยังได้บุญผลครบถ้วนไม่บกพร่อง—หากรับโดยมุ่งหมายการจาริกสู่เสตุ (Setu-yātrā) เพื่อเสตุยาตรา พึงรับทรัพย์จากพราหมณ์

Word by Word

• तथा: thus, likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/उपमानार्थक क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb: ‘thus/likewise’)

• प्रतिगृहीता: (she/it) having been received
• प्रतिगृहीता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रति-√ग्रह् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘accepted/received’

• अपि: even, also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: ‘even/also’)

• प्राप्नोति: attains, obtains
• प्राप्नोति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-√आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present indicative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• अविकलम्: unimpaired, complete
• अविकलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अविकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• फलम्: fruit, result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• सेतुयात्राम्: the pilgrimage to Setu
• सेतुयात्राम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सेतु (प्रातिपदिक) + यात्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी/सम्बन्ध: ‘सेतोः यात्रा’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• समुद्दिश्य: having intended, aiming at
• समुद्दिश्य: Kriya (Gerundial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्-उद्-√दिश् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगे कृदन्त (ल्यप्/त्वा-प्रत्यय, gerund); ‘having intended/aiming at’

• गृह्णीयात्: should accept/take
• गृह्णीयात्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; विध्यर्थ (should take)

• ब्राह्मणात्: from a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; अपादान (source)

• धनम्: wealth, money
• धनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Setu-khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setu (Setubandha/Rāmeśvara-Setu)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim preparing for Setu-yātrā receives a modest purse from a learned brāhmaṇa, hands joined in reverence; in the background, the sea-line and a distant temple silhouette suggest Setubandha/Rāmeśvara.

Characters & Entities

• Setu (Rāmeśvaram/Setubandha)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Alms taken strictly for a sacred pilgrimage, with pure intention, does not diminish the merit; right purpose preserves spiritual fruit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu/Setubandha—traditionally identified with the Rāmeśvaram region and the Setu pilgrimage circuit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Accepting financial support (dāna received) specifically earmarked for undertaking the Setu-yātrā.