Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

इति ते कथितं सर्वं धनदेशमहोदयम् । श्रुत्वानुमोद्य यत्नेन दरिद्रो नैव जायते

Transliteration

iti te kathitaṃ sarvaṃ dhanadeśamahodayam | śrutvānumodya yatnena daridro naiva jāyate

Translation

وهكذا قد قُصَّ عليكِ كلُّ المجد العظيم لدهَنَدِيشا. من يسمعه ثم يقرّ به بإجلالٍ واعتناءٍ لا يصير فقيراً.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyopasaṃhāra (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• kathitam: told
• kathitam: Kriyā (Predicate-participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kath (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘कथितम्’ = told/said

• sarvam: all
• sarvam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• dhana-deśa-mahodayam: the great rise/prosperity of the land of wealth
• dhana-deśa-mahodayam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक) + deśa (प्रातिपदिक) + mahodaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (धनस्य देशः/धनदेशः; तस्य महोदयः)

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; धातु: श्रु

• anumodya: having approved/assented
• anumodya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu-mud (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; धातु: मुद् (with उपसर्ग अनु)

• yatnena: with effort
• yatnena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yatna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• daridraḥ: a poor man/poverty
• daridraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daridra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• eva: indeed/at all
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• jāyate: arises/is born
• jāyate: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; ‘जायते’ = is born/arises

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dhanadeśa/Dhanadeśvara (Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A small assembly of pilgrims listens to a paurāṇika reciter narrating Dhanadeśvara’s glory near a coastal shrine; listeners fold hands in assent, symbolizing ‘anumodana’.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Dhanadeśvara
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred listening (śravaṇa) and faithful affirmation of a tīrtha’s glory invite auspiciousness and ward off misfortune such as poverty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra through the praise of Dhanadeśvara (Dhanadeśa-mahodya).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śravaṇa (hearing) of the māhātmya and anumodana (reverent approval/assent) performed attentively (yatnena).