Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

धेनुस्तत्रैव दातव्या सम्यग्यात्राफलेप्सुभिः

Transliteration

dhenustatraiva dātavyā samyagyātrāphalepsubhiḥ

Translation

ผู้ปรารถนาผลแห่งการจาริกแสวงบุญอย่างครบถ้วน พึงถวายทานโค ณ สถานที่ศักดิ์สิทธิ์นั้นเอง

Word by Word

• धेनुः: a cow
• धेनुः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धेनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे विधेय (thing to be given)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Place/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (there)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (emphasis ‘indeed/only’)

• दातव्या: should be given
• दातव्या: Kriya (Obligation/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृदन्त)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive/future passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय ‘should be given’

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक (properly)

• यात्राफलेप्सुभिः: by those who desire the fruit of the pilgrimage
• यात्राफलेप्सुभिः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यात्रा + फल + ईप्सु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; कर्तृ-सम्बन्धे (by those desiring the fruit of pilgrimage)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Tryaṃbakeśvara area)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims at Prabhāsa after darśana, leading a decorated cow with a cloth, garland, and water-pot; a priest recites saṅkalpa near a shrine, with the sea-breeze and temple flags in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Dhenudāna (cow donation)
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is perfected by generosity; dāna seals the merit of yātrā and aligns the devotee with dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The pilgrimage setting is Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextually, the Tryambakeśvara/Kapāleśvara circuit).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform dhenudāna—donate a cow at the sacred place—to obtain the full fruit (samyak yātrā-phala) of the pilgrimage.