Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

औषधं चान्नपानीयं पादुके कंबलं तथा । वासांस्युपानहौ चैव वित्तं च विभवे सति । वर्जयेत्संकरं विद्वान्यूथालापांस्तथैव च

Transliteration

auṣadhaṃ cānnapānīyaṃ pāduke kaṃbalaṃ tathā | vāsāṃsyupānahau caiva vittaṃ ca vibhave sati | varjayetsaṃkaraṃ vidvānyūthālāpāṃstathaiva ca

Translation

当施与药物、饮食与清水、木屐与毯被、衣服与鞋履，并亦随力施财。智者当远离杂乱无序的混杂，也当避开人群中的闲谈喧哗。

Word by Word

• auṣadham: medicine
• auṣadham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: auṣadha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Conjunction
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• anna-pānīyam: food and drink
• anna-pānīyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anna-pānīya (प्रातिपदिक; अन्न + पानीय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्वः (अन्नं च पानीयं च)

• pāduke: a pair of sandals
• pāduke: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pādukā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), द्विवचन

• kaṃbalam: blanket
• kaṃbalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaṃbala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha/Adverb
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (thus/also)

• vāsāṃsi: garments
• vāsāṃsi: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन

• upānahau: a pair of shoes
• upānahau: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upānah (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), द्विवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Conjunction
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha/Particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (only/indeed)

• vittam: wealth; money
• vittam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vitta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Conjunction
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• vibhave: when there is means/wealth
• vibhave: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vibhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; अधिकरणे

• sati: being present
• sati: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: as (धातु) → sat (कृदन्त)
• Form: सत्-शतृ (वर्तमानकृदन्त), सप्तमी, एकवचन, पुंलिङ्ग; सति-सप्तमी

• varjayet: should avoid
• varjayet: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vṛj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• saṃkaram: mixing; confusion; improper mixture
• saṃkaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्म

• vidvān: a wise man
• vidvān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vid (धातु) → vidvas (कृदन्त)
• Form: विद्वस् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; क्तवतु-समर्थ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• yūtha-ālāpān: group-talk; idle chatter in crowds
• yūtha-ālāpān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yūtha-ālāpa (प्रातिपदिक; यूथ + आलाप)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; कर्म; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (यूथस्य आलापाः)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha/Adverb
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha/Particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Conjunction
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

Speaker

Nārada (instructing sages/pilgrims; speaker attribution from immediate narrative context of Adhyāya 30)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (yātrā-mārga)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A disciplined relief distribution to pilgrims: medicine and water offered, blankets and sandals stacked neatly; a wise elder gestures for silence and order, preventing crowd-chaos.

Characters & Entities

• Dvārakā
• Dāna
• Yātrā-dharma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage should be supported by compassionate giving and disciplined conduct, not by careless social behavior.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, with emphasis on the dharma of those traveling the Dvārakā pilgrimage route.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna of medicine, food, water, clothing, blankets, footwear, and money—done in proportion to one’s means; also a conduct-rule to avoid disorder and idle crowd-chatter.