Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

अलोभादक्षया लोका जिता वै मुनिसत्तमाः । प्रार्थयध्वं वरं शुभ्रं सर्वमेव ह्यसंशयम्

Transliteration

alobhādakṣayā lokā jitā vai munisattamāḥ | prārthayadhvaṃ varaṃ śubhraṃ sarvameva hyasaṃśayam

Translation

„Durch Freiheit von Gier, o beste der Weisen, werden die unvergänglichen Welten errungen. Darum erbittet eine reine Gabe: Alles, was zu gewähren ziemt, soll euch gehören — ohne Zweifel.“

Word by Word

• अलोभात्: from non-greed
• अलोभात्: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अलोभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; Ablative singular

• अक्षयाः: imperishable
• अक्षयाः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural (qualifying लोकाः)

• लोकाः: worlds/realms
• लोकाः: Karma (Object; of जिता:)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• जिताः: conquered/won
• जिताः: Kriyā (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; Past passive participle agreeing with लोकाः

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha/Emphasis (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• मुनिसत्तमाः: O best of sages
• मुनिसत्तमाः: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मुनिनां सत्तमाः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; Vocative sense in address possible

• प्रार्थयध्वम्: pray/request
• प्रार्थयध्वम्: Kriyā (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अर्थ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; Imperative 2nd pl, आत्मनेपद

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• शुभ्रम्: pure/auspicious
• शुभ्रम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular (qualifying वरम्)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object; appositional)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular (elliptic: ‘everything’)

• एव: only/indeed
• एव: Emphasis (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (restrictive particle)

• हि: for/indeed
• हि: Hetu-bhāva (Reason marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (causal/explanatory particle)

• असंशयम्: without doubt
• असंशयम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: असंशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोग; नपुंसक, द्वितीया-एकवचन used adverbially

Speaker

Purandara/Indra (implied continuation of Śunomukha’s speech)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣayaḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra (Purandara) stands radiant before the sages, offering a boon; the sages appear serene, embodying non-greed, with open palms in restraint rather than grasping.

Characters & Entities

• Purandara (Indra)
• Munisattamāḥ
• Alobha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Non-greed (alobha) is praised as a direct means to attain enduring spiritual realms and merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The statement supports the Ṛṣitīrtha/Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya setting where virtues and rites yield lasting fruit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is detailed; it emphasizes the inner discipline of alobha as spiritually efficacious.