Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

ततस्तस्य प्रभावेण स दानस्य महीपतिः । संजातो धनदोनाम यक्षो नानाधनप्रदः

Transliteration

tatastasya prabhāveṇa sa dānasya mahīpatiḥ | saṃjāto dhanadonāma yakṣo nānādhanapradaḥ

Translation

Dann wurde jener Herrscher der Erde durch die Kraft jenes Tīrtha und jener Gabe als ein Yakṣa namens Dhanada geboren, ein Spender mannigfachen Reichtums.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: thereafter; from that
• tataḥ: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध-क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — ‘ततः’ = ‘तस्मात्/तदनन्तरम्’ (thereafter/from that)

• tasya: of him/that
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; पुं/नपुं (Genitive singular)

• prabhāveṇa: by (his) power/effect
• prabhāveṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; पुंलिङ्ग (Nominative singular)

• dānasya: of the gift/charity
• dānasya: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन (Genitive singular)

• mahīpatiḥ: the king (lord of the earth)
• mahīpatiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahī + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष): ‘मही’ (earth) + ‘पति’ (lord); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• saṃjātaḥ: was born; arose
• saṃjātaḥ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-jan (धातु) + ta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle) ‘संजात’ = arisen/born; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (agreeing with yakṣaḥ/saḥ)

• dhanadaḥ: Dhanada (giver of wealth)
• dhanadaḥ: Karta (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana + da (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास: ‘धन’ (wealth) + ‘द’ (giver); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• nāma: by name
• nāma: Sambandha (Naming/नामनिर्देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāman (अव्यय-प्रयोग)
• Form: अव्यय (नाम-निर्देशक/quotative) — ‘नाम’ = ‘by name/called’

• yakṣaḥ: a Yakṣa
• yakṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• nānā-dhana-pradaḥ: giver of various kinds of wealth
• nānā-dhana-pradaḥ: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā (अव्यय) + dhana (प्रातिपदिक) + prada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (उपपद/कर्मधारय-प्राय): ‘नाना’ (various) + ‘धन’ (wealth) + ‘प्रद’ (giver); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (qualifying yakṣaḥ)

Speaker

Pulastya (implied)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda tīrtha (as causal locus)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A transition scene: the king’s charitable act radiates as spiritual light, transforming into the birth of a Yakṣa named Dhanada, adorned with jewels, holding a treasure-vessel, distributing wealth.

Characters & Entities

• Dhanada (Yakṣa)
• Yakṣas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Charity performed with tīrtha-faith yields powerful karmic results, including prosperity and elevated states of existence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kanakhala-tīrtha, whose prabhāva is said to transform the giver’s destiny.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse implies the efficacy of dāna (charitable giving), especially when empowered by a sacred place.