Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

नियतो नियताहारो ददद्दानानि भूरिशः । राज्ये पुत्रं प्रतिष्ठाप्य वसुं सत्यपराक्रमम्

Transliteration

niyato niyatāhāro dadaddānāni bhūriśaḥ | rājye putraṃ pratiṣṭhāpya vasuṃ satyaparākramam

Translation

Selbstbeherrscht und maßvoll in der Speise, spendete er reichlich Gaben. Nachdem er seinen Sohn Vasu—von wahrhaftigem Heldenmut—auf den Thron gesetzt hatte, brach er auf.

Word by Word

• नियतः: restrained; disciplined
• नियतः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √यम्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying the king)

• नियताहारः: of regulated diet
• नियताहारः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नियत-आहार (प्रातिपदिक; नियत + आहार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘नियतः आहारः यस्य’ इति कर्मधारय-समासः; विशेषण

• ददत्: giving
• ददत्: Karta (Agent participle/कर्तृ)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त वर्तमानकृदन्त (Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘स’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• दानानि: gifts; charities
• दानानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन

• भूरिशः: abundantly; in plenty
• भूरिशः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूरिशस् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb), प्रकार/परिमाणवाचक

• राज्ये: in the kingdom
• राज्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• पुत्रम्: son
• पुत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• प्रतिष्ठाप्य: having installed; having established
• प्रतिष्ठाप्य: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), उपसर्गः ‘प्रति-’; कारण/पूर्वक्रिया

• वसुम्: Vasu (proper name)
• वसुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (नाम)

• सत्यपराक्रमम्: of true valor; truly valiant
• सत्यपराक्रमम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य-पराक्रम (प्रातिपदिक; सत्य + पराक्रम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः; ‘वसुम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

Speaker

Pulastya (continuing narration)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Purāṇic audience within the frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king crowns his son Vasu on the throne; then, in simple attire, he departs with a staff and water-pot, distributing gifts along the way; contrast between court opulence and pilgrim austerity.

Characters & Entities

• King
• Vasu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage is supported by self-discipline and responsible kingship—dharma in the world and dharma on the road are harmonized.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse prepares the journey; the specific tīrtha glorification follows in the Arbuda episode.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Niyama (restraint), niyatāhāra (regulated diet), and dāna (charity) as accompanying disciplines of tīrtha-yātrā.