Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 70

Devanagari script

धनं हिरण्यरत्नादि धान्यं व्रीहियवादिकम् । गोमहिष्यादिपशवो वस्त्राणि विविधानि च

Transliteration

dhanaṃ hiraṇyaratnādi dhānyaṃ vrīhiyavādikam | gomahiṣyādipaśavo vastrāṇi vividhāni ca

Translation

এখানে ধন—স্বর্ণ ও রত্নাদি—এবং ধান্য, যেমন ধান ও যব; গাভী, মহিষী প্রভৃতি পশু, আর নানা প্রকার বস্ত্রও বিদ্যমান।

Word by Word

• धनम्: wealth
• धनम्: Vishaya (Item enumerated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (सूच्यते: सूचीकरणे प्रथमा)

• हिरण्यरत्नादि: gold, jewels, etc.
• हिरण्यरत्नादि: Vishaya (Item enumerated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्य + रत्न + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः: हिरण्यं च रत्नं च (द्वन्द्व) + आदि (etc.)

• धान्यम्: grain
• धान्यम्: Vishaya (Item enumerated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धान्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• व्रीहियवादिकम्: consisting of rice, barley, etc.
• व्रीहियवादिकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्रीहि + यव + आदि + क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; धान्यस्य विशेषणम्; समासः: व्रीहयश्च यवाश्च (द्वन्द्व) + आदि; -क प्रत्यय (having/consisting of)

• गोमहिष्यादिपशवः: animals such as cows and buffaloes
• गोमहिष्यादिपशवः: Vishaya (Item enumerated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो + महिषी + आदि + पशु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासः: गोमहिष्यादयः पशवः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/समाहारार्थ)

• वस्त्राणि: garments
• वस्त्राणि: Vishaya (Item enumerated)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• विविधानि: various
• विविधानि: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; वस्त्राणि इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

Speaker

Soma

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrims/ṛṣis/kings (contextual audience of māhātmya)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A panoramic vision of Prabhāsa’s blessed settlement: granaries brimming with rice and barley, heaps of gold and gems, herds of cows and buffaloes, and stacks of fine garments—signs of kṣetra-born abundance.

Characters & Entities

• Soma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Prosperity becomes spiritually meaningful when treated as a storehouse for dāna—supporting dharma, guests, and sacred communities.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra in the Someśvara-centered narrative of this chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse enumerates typical dāna-worthy items (dhana, dhānya, paśu, vastra) used in ritual gifting and support of dharma.