Shloka 22 - Adhyaya 10 - Dvaraka Mahatmya - Prabhasa Khanda | Tagalog | Vedapath

Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

विधिवद्गां ददौ तां च स नृपः सोमशर्मणे । गृहीत्वा राजभवनान्निर्ययौ गां द्विजर्षभः

Transliteration

vidhivadgāṃ dadau tāṃ ca sa nṛpaḥ somaśarmaṇe | gṛhītvā rājabhavanānniryayau gāṃ dvijarṣabhaḥ

Translation

Pagkaraan, ayon sa ritwal, ibinigay ng hari ang baka kay Somaśarman. Pagkatanggap sa baka, lumabas mula sa palasyo ang dakilang brahmana.

Word by Word

विधिवत्duly, according to rule

गाम्cow

ददौgave

ताम्that (cow)

चand

सःhe

नृपःking

सोमशर्मणेto Somaśarman

गृहीत्वाhaving taken

राजभवनात्from the royal palace

निर्ययौwent out

गाम्the cow

द्विजर्षभःbest of Brahmins

Speaker

Sūta (contextual attribution within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Inside a royal palace courtyard, a king ceremonially gifts a cow to Somaśarman; the brāhmaṇa leads the cow out through palace gates.

Characters & Entities

Somaśarman

nṛpa (king)

dvijarṣabha (excellent brāhmaṇa)

dhenu (cow)

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dāna must be completed properly and lawfully; righteous giving repairs imbalance and strengthens dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā Māhātmya provides the sacred frame, portraying dharmic giving as integral to the holiness associated with Dvārakā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Go-dāna performed vidhivat (with correct procedure) to a named brāhmaṇa (Somaśarman).