Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

तथा लवणधेनुं च जलधेनुमथापि वा । दत्त्वा याति परं स्थानं गोमत्युदधिसंगमे

Transliteration

tathā lavaṇadhenuṃ ca jaladhenumathāpi vā | dattvā yāti paraṃ sthānaṃ gomatyudadhisaṃgame

Translation

Cũng vậy, tại nơi hợp lưu giữa sông Gomātī và biển cả, ai bố thí “bò muối” hoặc thậm chí “bò nước” thì sẽ đạt đến nơi chốn tối thượng.

Word by Word

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• लवणधेनुम्: a salt-cow (cow made of salt)
• लवणधेनुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लवण (प्रातिपदिक) + धेनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (लवणमयी धेनुः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय

• जलधेनुम्: a water-cow (cow made of water)
• जलधेनुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक) + धेनु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (जलमयी धेनुः)

• अथ: then/also
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरबोधक-अव्यय (then/also)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-निपात (also/even)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Alternative/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पबोधक-अव्यय (or)

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund)

• याति: goes/attains
• याति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present indicative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• परम्: supreme
• परम्: Karma (Qualifier/कर्म-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषण (स्थानम् इति विशेष्यस्य)

• स्थानम्: abode/place
• स्थानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• गोमती-उदधि-संगमे: at the confluence of the Gomati and the ocean
• गोमती-उदधि-संगमे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोमती (प्रातिपदिक) + उदधि (प्रातिपदिक) + संगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषसमासः (गोमत्याः उदधेः संगमः)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Dvārakā Māhātmya discourse context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gomātī–Udadhi-saṅgama

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the river’s mouth where Gomātī meets the ocean, a donor offers symbolic ‘salt-cow’ and ‘water-cow’ gifts; the confluence is visible with swirling currents, priests and pilgrims gathered on the ghat.

Characters & Entities

• Gomātī
• Udadhि (Ocean)
• Lavaṇadhenu (ritual gift)
• Jaladhenū (ritual gift)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even specialized symbolic gifts, when offered at a powerful tīrtha, become a direct cause for attaining the supreme spiritual destination.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Gomātī-udadhi-saṅgama (Gomātī river meeting the ocean) near Dvārakā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna of lavaṇadhenu or jaladhenu at the confluence.