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
کپیلا نے کہا: اے راجاؤں کے سردار! میں کِرت کِرتیہ ہوں، کیونکہ تم گناہ اور عیب سے آزاد ہو گئے ہو۔ اب بس پیاس ستا رہی ہے—اس لیے فوراً پانی لے آؤ۔
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.