Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

मन्यमानः प्रसादं तं भ्रातुर्ज्येष्ठस्य पार्थिव

Transliteration

manyamānaḥ prasādaṃ taṃ bhrāturjyeṣṭhasya pārthiva

Translation

أيها الملك، معتبراً ذلك الفعل فضلاً من أخيه الأكبر،

Word by Word

• मन्यमानः: thinking/considering
• मन्यमानः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मन् (धातु) → manyamāna (कृदन्त, शतृ/शानच्-प्रत्ययः)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले (लट्-अर्थे) शानच्-प्रत्ययान्तः, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तरि प्रयोगः; ‘मन्यमानः’ = ‘मानयन्/विचारयन्’

• प्रसादम्: favor/grace
• प्रसादम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• तम्: that
• तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (प्रसादम् इति)

• भ्रातुः: of (his) brother
• भ्रातुः: Shashthi-sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भ्रातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• ज्येष्ठस्य: of the elder
• ज्येष्ठस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (भ्रातुः इति)

• पार्थिव: O king
• पार्थिव: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पार्थिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; संबोधनम्

Speaker

Viśvāmitra (continuing narration)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārthiva (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A kingly figure, hands folded, inwardly accepting an elder brother’s favor as divine grace—quiet resolve before setting out.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Śaṃkha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Atonement bears fruit when punishment is received without resentment—seen as corrective grace (prasāda).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not named in this half-verse; the narrative soon turns to Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it describes the inner attitude required for prāyaścitta to transform the practitioner.