Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 96
कपिलोवाच । कृतकृत्याऽस्मि राजेन्द यत्त्वं मुक्तोऽसि किल्बिषात् । पिपासा बाधतेत्यर्थं सांप्रतं जलमानयम्
kapilovāca | kṛtakṛtyā'smi rājenda yattvaṃ mukto'si kilbiṣāt | pipāsā bādhatetyarthaṃ sāṃprataṃ jalamānayam
Wika ni Kapilā: “O panginoon ng mga hari, natupad na ang aking layon sapagkat ikaw ay napalaya na mula sa kasalanan at dungis. Ngayon, uhaw lamang ang bumabagabag—kaya magdala ka ng tubig agad.”
Kapilā
Type: kund
Scene: Kapilā, serene and truthful, declares her task complete because the king is freed from sin; she asks only for water to relieve thirst, urging immediacy.
FAQs
True virtue seeks no grand reward; dharma is fulfilled in relieving others’ suffering, and one asks only what is necessary.
No tīrtha is named; the verse emphasizes personal conduct—restraint and simplicity.
None; the only action requested is bringing water to relieve thirst.