Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

स्तंभतीर्थं ततः साऽपि प्राप्य पोतार्यसंयुता । भूरिदानं ततश्चक्रे दानं सर्वस्वलक्षणम्

Transliteration

staṃbhatīrthaṃ tataḥ sā'pi prāpya potāryasaṃyutā | bhūridānaṃ tataścakre dānaṃ sarvasvalakṣaṇam

Translation

پھر وہ ملاحوں کے ساتھ ستَمبھ تیرتھ پہنچی۔ وہاں اس نے بہت سا دان کیا—ایسا دان گویا سب کچھ نذر کر دیا ہو۔

Word by Word

• staṃbha-tīrtham: Stambha-tīrtha (a sacred ford)
• staṃbha-tīrtham: Karma (Goal as object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: staṃbha (स्तम्भ) + tīrtha (तीर्थ प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (ततः अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रम/अनन्तरार्थे (then)

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (तद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular)

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अपि अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारार्थक-अव्यय (particle: ‘also/even’)

• prāpya: having reached
• prāpya: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-āp (प्र+आप् धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वान्त-समकक्ष कृदन्त (gerund), ‘having reached’

• pota-ārya-saṃyutā: accompanied by noble boatmen/boatmen
• pota-ārya-saṃyutā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pota (पोत) + ārya (आर्य) + saṃyuta (संयुत, कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्ताधारित विशेषण; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular; qualifying ‘sā’)

• bhūri-dānam: abundant gift
• bhūri-dānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhūri (भूरि) + dāna (दान प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (ततः अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रम/अनन्तरार्थे (thereafter)

• cakre: performed/made
• cakre: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (3rd person singular)

• dānam: gift/charity
• dānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāna (दान प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)

• sarvasva-lakṣaṇam: amounting to all one’s possessions
• sarvasva-lakṣaṇam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarvasva (सर्वस्व) + lakṣaṇa (लक्षण प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (Neuter, Accusative, Singular; qualifying ‘dānam’)

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Staṃbha-tīrtha

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At Staṃbha-tīrtha’s shore, the maiden disembarks with boatmen; she distributes abundant gifts—gold, cloth, food—hands extended in generosity, with the sea and a sacred marker/pillar motif in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Staṃbha-tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Charity performed at a tīrtha, especially generous giving, is presented as a powerful purifier and merit-multiplier.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Staṃbha-tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bhūri-dāna—abundant charity, described as sarvasva-lakṣaṇa (of the nature of giving one’s all).