Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

एवमुक्तस्तु धर्मात्मा ब्राह्मणः शुभकर्मकृत् । प्रसादं कृतवाञ्छूररविसोमसमप्रभः

Transliteration

evamuktastu dharmātmā brāhmaṇaḥ śubhakarmakṛt | prasādaṃ kṛtavāñchūraravisomasamaprabhaḥ

Translation

So angesprochen, wurde jener rechtschaffene Brāhmaṇa, der heilsame und glückverheißende Taten vollbringt, gnädig und gewährte Gunst; er strahlte wie Sonne und Mond, erfüllt von heldischem Glanz.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• उक्तः: having been spoken to
• उक्तः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उक्त (कृदन्त; √वच् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Past participle ‘having been addressed/spoken to’

• तु: then/but
• तु: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयार्थक-निपात (particle: ‘but/indeed’)

• धर्मात्मा: the righteous-souled one
• धर्मात्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — बहुव्रीहिः: धर्मः आत्मा यस्य (one whose nature is dharma)

• ब्राह्मणः: the brahmin
• ब्राह्मणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular

• शुभकर्मकृत्: doer of good deeds
• शुभकर्मकृत्: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ + कर्मन् + कृत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘doer of auspicious deeds’; समासः: शुभं कर्म करोति

• प्रसादम्: grace/favor
• प्रसादम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative singular ‘favor/grace/placation’

• कृतवान्: made/showed
• कृतवान्: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृतवत् (कृदन्त; √कृ (धातु) + क्तवत्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — क्तवत्-प्रयोगः: ‘he did/has done’ (perfect participle used predicatively)

• शूर: O hero
• शूर: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन — Vocative singular (address)

• रविसोमसमप्रभः: whose splendor equals sun and moon
• रविसोमसमप्रभः: Karta (Subject qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रवि + सोम + सम + प्रभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘having radiance equal to sun and moon’; समासः: रविसोमयोः समा प्रभा यस्य

Speaker

Unspecified (narrator)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The brāhmaṇa-sage’s face softens; a visible aura brightens around him, described as sun-and-moon-like radiance. His posture conveys both heroism and serenity as he grants grace.

Characters & Entities

• brāhmaṇa
• Ravi (Sun)
• Soma (Moon)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When approached with humility, the truly dharmic person responds with prasāda—grace that restores order rather than prolonging harm.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates the arising of grace (prasāda).