Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

प्रतिष्ठिते ततः सूर्ये ददुर्दानानि भूरिशः । ततः क्षेत्रनिवासिभ्यो गोभूहेमांबराणि च

Transliteration

pratiṣṭhite tataḥ sūrye dadurdānāni bhūriśaḥ | tataḥ kṣetranivāsibhyo gobhūhemāṃbarāṇi ca

Translation

Nachdem die Sonne geweiht worden war, gaben sie überreiche Gaben. Dann verliehen sie den Bewohnern des heiligen Gebietes Kühe, Land, Gold und auch Gewänder.

Word by Word

• प्रतिष्ठिते: when installed
• प्रतिष्ठिते: Adhikarana (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रति-स्था (धातु) → प्रतिष्ठित (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — Past passive participle (kta), Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular; ‘when/after (it was) installed’

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक/अनन्तरार्थक — Indeclinable; temporal adverb ‘then/thereafter’

• सूर्ये: in/when the Sun (was)
• सूर्ये: Adhikarana (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (अधिकरण), एकवचन — Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular

• ददुः: they gave
• ददुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन — Perfect, 3rd person, Plural

• दानानि: gifts, donations
• दानानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन — Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Plural

• भूरिशः: abundantly
• भूरिशः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूरिशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाणवाचक क्रियाविशेषण — Indeclinable; adverb ‘abundantly/in plenty’

• ततः: then
• ततः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक — Indeclinable; ‘then/thereafter’

• क्षेत्रनिवासिभ्यः: to the residents of the kṣetra
• क्षेत्रनिवासिभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षेत्र + निवासिन् (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (सम्प्रदान), बहुवचन — Masculine, Dative (4th), Plural

• गोभूहेमांबराणि: cows, land, gold, and garments
• गोभूहेमांबराणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो + भू + हेम + अम्बर (प्रातिपदिक; समाहार-द्वन्द्व)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), बहुवचन — Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Plural; समाहार-द्वन्द्व: cows, land, gold, garments (as a set)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक — Indeclinable; conjunction ‘and’

Speaker

Śiva (deduced: narration to Devī within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Ravi shrine context)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After the Sūrya consecration, donors distribute cows, land grants, gold, and garments to the residents of the kṣetra; a festive yet orderly charitable scene in temple courtyards.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya
• Kṣetranivāsin

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Consecration is completed and sanctified through dāna—generous giving, especially to those connected with the sacred place.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, in the context of Sūrya’s installation and the ensuing acts of charity.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna following pratiṣṭhā—gifts of cows, land, gold, and clothing to kṣetra residents.