Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

धन्यास्ते मुनयस्ते च पुण्यास्ते च तपस्विनः । ये च सारस्वतं तोयं पिबंत्यहरहः सदा

Transliteration

dhanyāste munayaste ca puṇyāste ca tapasvinaḥ | ye ca sārasvataṃ toyaṃ pibaṃtyaharahaḥ sadā

Translation

Mapalad ang mga pantas na muni; mapalad at marangal sa kabutihan ang mga mapagtiis—yaong laging, araw-araw, umiinom ng tubig ng Sarasvatī.

Word by Word

• dhanyāḥ: blessed
• dhanyāḥ: Karta (Predicate qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhanya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विधेयविशेषण

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम, कर्ता

• munayaḥ: sages
• munayaḥ: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; अप्पोजिशन (who are sages)

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• puṇyāḥ: meritorious/holy
• puṇyāḥ: Karta (Predicate qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विधेयविशेषण

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• tapasvinaḥ: ascetics
• tapasvinaḥ: Karta (Apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapasvin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; अप्पोजिशन (ascetics)

• ye: who
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धवाचक सर्वनाम

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• sārasvatam: of Sarasvatī
• sārasvatam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sārasvata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying toyaṃ)

• toyam: water
• toyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: toya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म

• pibanti: drink
• pibanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pā (धातु)
• Form: लट्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• aharahaḥ: day by day/daily
• aharahaḥ: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ahar + ahaḥ (प्रातिपदिक; पुनरुक्ति)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव (adverbial compound), क्रियाविशेषण; अर्थः = प्रतिदिनम् (day after day)

• sadā: always
• sadā: Sambandha (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prācī Sarasvatī (within Prabhāsa Kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A line of serene sages on the sandy banks of a sacred river near the sea, cupping and drinking Sarasvatī water at dawn; distant shrine silhouettes and coastal light.

Characters & Entities

• Munis (sages)
• Tapasvins (ascetics)
• Sarasvatī (river)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sustained relationship with a tīrtha through disciplined daily practice is praised as a mark of true blessedness and purity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Sarasvatī (Sārasvata) waters as a revered tīrtha within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Daily pāna (drinking) of Sarasvatī water—presented as an ongoing ascetic-pilgrim observance.