Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

दत्त्वा यत्फलमाप्नोति ब्राह्मणे वेदपारगे । तत्फलं स्नानमात्रेण गोमत्यां मधुभिद्दिने

Transliteration

dattvā yatphalamāpnoti brāhmaṇe vedapārage | tatphalaṃ snānamātreṇa gomatyāṃ madhubhiddine

Translation

ผลบุญใดได้จากการถวายทานแก่พราหมณ์ผู้เชี่ยวชาญพระเวท ผลบุญนั้นย่อมได้เพียงด้วยการอาบน้ำในแม่น้ำโคมตี ในวันของมธุภิด (พระกฤษณะ)

Word by Word

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + क्त्वा (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाल (prior action)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (relative pronoun used adjectivally)

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

• आप्नोति: attains
• आप्नोति: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• ब्राह्मणे: in/with regard to a brāhmaṇa
• ब्राह्मणे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/Context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (locative)

• वेदपारगे: versed in the Vedas
• वेदपारगे: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद + पारग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (वेदस्य पारगः), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण

• तत्: that
• तत्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (demonstrative used adjectivally)

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

• स्नानमात्रेण: by mere bathing
• स्नानमात्रेण: Karaṇa (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (स्नानस्य मात्रम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन (instrumental)

• गोमत्याम्: in the Gomati (river)
• गोमत्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोमती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• मधुभित्: of Madhubhid (Vishnu/Krishna)
• मधुभित्: Adhikaraṇa (Context: on/at)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु + भिद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (मधोः भेत्ता), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विष्णोः/कृष्णस्य नाम

• दिने: on the day
• दिने: Adhikaraṇa (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

Speaker

Śrī Prahlāda (continuation of discourse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gomatī

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims bathing at Gomatī-ghāṭa at auspicious time; a learned Veda-master Brāhmaṇa seated nearby receiving symbolic gifts; above, a subtle divine presence of Kṛṣṇa (‘Madhubhid’) blessing the waters, indicating equivalence of fruits.

Characters & Entities

• Gomatī
• Brāhmaṇa
• Veda
• Madhubhid (Kṛṣṇa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-snānā, especially when linked to Kṛṣṇa’s sacred time, is proclaimed to yield merits comparable to great acts of charity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Gomatī river (Gomatyām), associated with the Dvārakā region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (bathing) in the Gomatī on Madhubhid’s day (a Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa sacred observance).