Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

तुष्टिर्भवेत्सर्वकालं प्रदानाद्गन्धमाल्ययोः । लवणस्य तु दातारस्तिलानां सर्पिषस्तथा । तेजस्विनोऽपि जायन्ते भोगिनश्चिरजीविनः

Transliteration

tuṣṭirbhavetsarvakālaṃ pradānādgandhamālyayoḥ | lavaṇasya tu dātārastilānāṃ sarpiṣastathā | tejasvino'pi jāyante bhoginaścirajīvinaḥ

Translation

Durch die Darbringung von Düften und Blumengirlanden entsteht zu allen Zeiten beständige Freude. Und wer Salz, Sesam und Ghee spendet, wird strahlend, wohlhabend, genussreich und langlebig geboren.

Word by Word

• तुष्टिः: contentment
• तुष्टिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• भवेत्: would be/arise
• भवेत्: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Potential/Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सर्व-कालम्: at all times
• सर्व-कालम्: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन (Accusative singular) — कालवाचक-अव्ययीभाववत् प्रयोगः (adverbial accusative: “at all times”); समासः: सर्वः कालः (कर्मधारय)

• प्रदानात्: from giving
• प्रदानात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-एकवचन (Ablative singular) — कारणार्थे

• गन्ध-माल्ययोः: of perfumes and garlands
• गन्ध-माल्ययोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + माल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार-द्वन्द्व), षष्ठी-द्विवचन (Genitive dual) — “of perfume and garlands”

• लवणस्य: of salt
• लवणस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-एकवचन (Genitive singular)

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (particle)

• दातारः: givers
• दातारः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचन (Nominative plural)

• तिलानाम्: of sesame seeds
• तिलानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-बहुवचन (Genitive plural)

• सर्पिषः: of ghee
• सर्पिषः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्पिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-एकवचन (Genitive singular)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: “also/likewise”)

• तेजस्विनः: radiant, vigorous
• तेजस्विनः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तेजस्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying implied persons: दातारः)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-अव्यय (particle: “also/even”)

• जायन्ते: are born/become
• जायन्ते: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमानकाल), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• भोगिनः: enjoyers, prosperous
• भोगिनः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भोगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• चिर-जीविनः: long-lived
• चिर-जीविनः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चिर (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + जीविन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचन; समासः: चिरं जीविनः (कर्मधारय)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) — inferred from the didactic flow of dāna-phala in this chapter

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee offers fragrant sandal paste and garlands to a deity; nearby, another donates jars of ghee, sacks of sesame, and salt to priests/poor—figures shown radiant and content, implying tejas and long life.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Simple offerings—fragrance, garlands, salt, sesame, and ghee—are sanctified acts that cultivate joy, vitality, and auspicious life-conditions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The teaching is situated in the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya of the Skanda Purāṇa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Gandhadāna and mālyadāna, and also the dāna of lavaṇa (salt), tila (sesame), and sarpis (ghee), each with stated results.