Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2
Devanagari script
हिरण्यदानं दत्त्वा वै सम्यग्यात्राफलं लभेत्
Transliteration
hiraṇyadānaṃ dattvā vai samyagyātrāphalaṃ labhet
Translation
แท้จริง ผู้ใดถวายทานเป็นทอง ย่อมได้รับผลแห่งการจาริกอย่างครบถ้วนและสมบูรณ์
Word by Word
हिरण्यदानम्a gift of gold
हिरण्यदानम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootहिरण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन
दत्त्वाhaving given
दत्त्वा:
Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootदा (धातु) → दत्त्वा (क्त्वान्त)
Formक्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया
वैindeed
वै:
Nishchaya (Emphasis/निश्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवै (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, निश्चयार्थक/उपपादक (emphatic particle)
सम्यक्properly; duly
सम्यक्:
Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम्यक् (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
यात्राफलम्the fruit of the pilgrimage
यात्राफलम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootयात्रा (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन
लभेत्would obtain; should obtain
लभेत्:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootलभ् (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद
Speaker
Īśvara (Śiva)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-yātrā (Pulaheśvara context)
Type: kshetra
Skanda Dialogue
Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)
Visual Art Cues
Scene: A pilgrim couple, having worshipped a liṅga, offers a small gold coin/ornament into a brāhmaṇa’s hands near the shrine; the sea and temple flag flutter; the act is shown as the ‘seal’ of the journey’s merit.
Characters & Entities
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Īśvara (Śiva)H
Hiraṇya-dāna (gift of gold)FAQs
Pilgrimage is perfected by generosity: dāna seals and completes the spiritual merit of yātrā.
The instruction appears within the Pulaheśvara Māhātmya sequence in Prabhāsa Kṣetra.
Hiraṇya-dāna—donation of gold—to gain samyak (complete) yātrā-phala.