Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

औषधं स्नेहमाहारं ददद्गोब्राह्मणादिषु । दीयमाने विपत्तिः स्यान्न स पापेन लिप्यते

Transliteration

auṣadhaṃ snehamāhāraṃ dadadgobrāhmaṇādiṣu | dīyamāne vipattiḥ syānna sa pāpena lipyate

Translation

Nếu ai đem thuốc men, dầu/ghi (ghee) hay thức ăn bố thí cho bò, các brāhmaṇa và những bậc tương tự, mà trong lúc cho xảy ra sự cố, thì người ấy không bị vấy nhiễm bởi tội lỗi.

Word by Word

• औषधम्: medicine
• औषधम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: auṣadha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्नेहम्: oil/fat; affection (here: oil)
• स्नेहम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sneha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आहारम्: food
• आहारम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ददत्: giving
• ददत्: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु) + शतृ (प्रत्यय)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; “giving”

• गोब्राह्मणादिषु: among cows, Brahmins, and others
• गोब्राह्मणादिषु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: go (प्रातिपदिक) + brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः: गोब्राह्मणाः आदयः येषु (among cows, Brahmins, etc.)

• दीयमाने: while (it is) being given
• दीयमाने: Adhikarana (Temporal locus)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकर्मणि कृदन्त (Present passive participle), सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; “while being given”

• विपत्तिः: misfortune, calamity
• विपत्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipatti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्यात्: may occur, would be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पापेन: by sin, with sin
• पापेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• लिप्यते: is tainted, is smeared
• लिप्यते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: lip (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (didactic voice within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim in Prabhāsa offers bowls of medicine, ghee/oil, and food to a cowherd shelter and to brāhmaṇas; a small spill or stumble occurs, yet the scene remains auspicious with calm faces and blessing gestures.

Characters & Entities

• Go (cow)
• Brāhmaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Charity done in a dharmic spirit protects the giver; accidental harm during sincere giving does not incur the same moral taint.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya, generosity is framed as a supportive practice for pilgrims and residents of the sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna of medicine, unction (sneha), and food to cows and brāhmaṇas is recommended, with a note about accidental mishaps.