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

وہ مُنی دھنّ ہیں، وہ تپسوی بھی دھنّ اور پُنیہ والے ہیں، جو ہر روز برابر سرسوتی کے پاکیزہ جل کو پیتے رہتے ہیں۔

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.