Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 131

Devanagari script

ततस्तस्मै ददौ राज्यं प्राज्यं ब्रह्मा पितामहः । बीजौषधीनां विप्राणामवन्नानां च वरानने

Transliteration

tatastasmai dadau rājyaṃ prājyaṃ brahmā pitāmahaḥ | bījauṣadhīnāṃ viprāṇāmavannānāṃ ca varānane

Translation

Daraufhin verlieh Brahmā, der Ahnvater, ihm eine weite und blühende Herrschaft — samt Fülle an Samen und Heilkräutern sowie Wohlergehen für die Brāhmaṇas und für die Hungernden, o Göttin mit schönem Antlitz.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक (thereafter)

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana (सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• राज्यम्: kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• प्राज्यम्: vast/abundant
• प्राज्यम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (agreeing with राज्यम्)

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पितामहः: the grandsire
• पितामहः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिता + मह (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् पिता)

• बीजौषधीनाम्: of seeds and herbs
• बीजौषधीनाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बीज + औषधि (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (बीजानि च औषधयः च)

• विप्राणाम्: of the Brahmins
• विप्राणाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• अवन्नानाम्: of the protectors/guardians
• अवन्नानाम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अवन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; ‘अवन्’ = रक्षक/पालक (protector)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• वरानने: O fair-faced one
• वरानने: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर + आनन (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (वरम् आननं यस्याः)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Varānanā Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brahmā, four-faced and resplendent, grants Soma a flourishing kingdom; around them are symbols of seeds, medicinal plants, and granaries, indicating prosperity for brāhmaṇas and the hungry.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Prabhāsakṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A sacrifice performed in a sacred place bears fruit as both worldly order (rājya) and welfare for society—food, medicine, and support for brāhmaṇas and the needy.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), praised as a place where rites yield expansive, welfare-giving results.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse implies yajña-fruit: the sacred rite culminates in boons that support agriculture (seeds), healing (herbs), and charity-oriented welfare.