Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 56

Devanagari script

तावद्भवनमद्राक्षमदग्धमिव सुस्थितम् । अधुना देवपूजांते प्रसादं लब्धुमागता

Transliteration

tāvadbhavanamadrākṣamadagdhamiva susthitam | adhunā devapūjāṃte prasādaṃ labdhumāgatā

Translation

Da sah ich das Haus fest und unversehrt stehen, als wäre es überhaupt nicht verbrannt. Und nun, am Ende der Verehrung, bin ich gekommen, um Prasāda, die gnädige Gabe der Gottheit, zu empfangen.

Word by Word

• तावत्: then/at that time
• तावत्: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: परिमाण/कालवाचक-अव्यय (so much/so long/then)

• भवनम्: house
• भवनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अद्राक्षम्: I saw
• अद्राक्षम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अदग्धम्: unburnt
• अदग्धम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दह् (धातु) → दग्ध (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: नञ्-समास/निषेध-उपपदपूर्वक; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Acc), एकवचन; ‘न दग्धम्’

• इव: as if
• इव: Sambandha (Comparison/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमार्थक-अव्यय

• सुस्थितम्: well-standing / intact
• सुस्थितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग) + स्था (धातु) → सुस्थित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Acc), एकवचन; ‘well-set/standing well’

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (now)

• देवपूजान्ते: at the end of the worship of the deity
• देवपूजान्ते: Adhikarana (Locus/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजा (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवस्य पूजायाः अन्ते)

• प्रसादम्: grace / boon
• प्रसादम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• लब्धुम्: to obtain
• लब्धुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु) → लब्धुम् (तुमुन्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive); ‘to obtain’

• आगता: (she) came
• आगता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु) → आगत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Śabarī (the Śabara’s wife)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A house stands intact amid signs of prior danger; the devotee approaches a shrine/altar at the end of worship to receive prasāda, hands cupped, eyes lowered in reverence.

Characters & Entities

• Śabarī
• Deva (implied deity)
• Prasāda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worship culminates in prasāda—divine favor received with humility; grace can ‘restore’ what seems lost.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No explicit tīrtha is named; the verse highlights the devotional act of pūjā and receiving prasāda.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Deva-pūjā (worship) and receiving prasāda at its conclusion are implied as devotional practice.