Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

यस्तुलापुरुषं दद्याद्गोमत्युदधिसंगमे । सप्तद्वीपपतिर्भूत्वा विष्णुलोके महीयते

Transliteration

yastulāpuruṣaṃ dadyādgomatyudadhisaṃgame | saptadvīpapatirbhūtvā viṣṇuloke mahīyate

Translation

凡在戈玛蒂河与大海交汇处行“图拉普鲁沙”(tulāpuruṣa)圣施者，将成七洲之主，并在毗湿奴之界受尊崇。

Word by Word

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधकः (relative pronoun)

• तुला-पुरुषम्: the tulāpuruṣa (weighing-the-person gift/rite)
• तुला-पुरुषम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुला (प्रातिपदिक) + पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (तुलायां पुरुषः/तुलापुरुष-दानविधिः)

• दद्याद्: should give
• दद्याद्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘should give’

• 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 (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः

• सप्त-द्वीप-पतिः: lord of the seven islands/continents
• सप्त-द्वीप-पतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त (प्रातिपदिक) + द्वीप (प्रातिपदिक) + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः

• भूत्वा: having become
• भूत्वा: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), अव्ययभावः

• विष्णु-लोके: in Vishnu’s world
• विष्णु-लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः

• महीयते: is honored/glorified
• महीयते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मह् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः

Speaker

Unspecified (contextual narrator within Dvārakā Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gomatī–Udadhisaṅgama

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ceremonial balance scale set near the confluence; the donor sits on one pan while gold/coins fill the other to match weight; priests chant; the sea and river meet behind; a vision of Viṣṇu-loka crowns the scene.

Characters & Entities

• Tulāpuruṣa
• Gomatī
• Udadhi (Ocean)
• Viṣṇuloka
• Sapta-dvīpa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Extraordinary generosity at a holy confluence is portrayed as a direct path to great honor and divine realms.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Gomatī–ocean confluence associated with Dvārakā pilgrimage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tulāpuruṣa dāna: performing a weighing-rite charity at the confluence.