Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 52

Devanagari script

इदं शान्ताय दान्ताय देयं शैवद्विजन्मने

Transliteration

idaṃ śāntāya dāntāya deyaṃ śaivadvijanmane

Translation

Dies soll dem Friedvollen und Selbstbeherrschten gegeben werden—einem śivaitischen Dvija, dem »Zweimalgeborenen«.

Word by Word

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदं (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; निर्दिश्यमान-वस्तु

• शान्ताय: to the peaceful one
• शान्ताय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शान्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; शम् धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; प्राप्तकर्तृक-विशेषण

• दान्ताय: to the self-controlled one
• दान्ताय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दान्त (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; दमू/दम् धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; ‘शान्ताय’ इत्यस्य सह-विशेषणम्

• देयम्: should be given
• देयम्: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देय (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; दा धातोः यत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय/कर्तव्यार्थक (gerundive)

• शैवद्विजन्मने: to a Śaiva twice-born (brāhmaṇa)
• शैवद्विजन्मने: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शैव + द्विजन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (‘शैवः द्विजन्मा’/‘शैवस्य द्विजन्मा’)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A concise injunction: the sacred teaching is to be bestowed upon a calm, self-restrained Śaiva dvija; the scene suggests a guru selecting a worthy disciple in a tīrtha setting.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual instruction should be entrusted to those with inner restraint and devotion, ensuring dharma is preserved.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The rule is stated within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya, aligning the kṣetra’s sanctity with disciplined transmission.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A positive qualification: give this teaching to a peaceful, self-controlled, Śiva-devoted dvija.