Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

ऊर्णां प्रावरणं योऽपि भक्त्या दद्याद्द्विजोत्तमे । सोऽपि याति परां सिद्धिं मर्त्यैरन्यैः सुदुर्ल्लभाम्

Transliteration

ūrṇāṃ prāvaraṇaṃ yo'pi bhaktyā dadyāddvijottame | so'pi yāti parāṃ siddhiṃ martyairanyaiḥ sudurllabhām

Translation

Wer in hingebungsvoller Bhakti einem vortrefflichen Brāhmaṇa eine wollene Decke darreicht, erlangt auch die höchste Vollendung, die anderen Sterblichen schwer erreichbar ist.

Word by Word

• ऊर्णाम्: wool
• ऊर्णाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊर्णा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; दातव्यवस्तु-विशेषणार्थं (wool as material; feminine accusative singular)

• प्रावरणम्: a covering, cloak
• प्रावरणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रावरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; दानकर्म (neuter, accusative singular)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (masculine, nominative singular)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha/Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana/Hetu (Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; करण/हेतु (feminine, instrumental singular)

• दद्याद्: should give
• दद्याद्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (optative, 3rd person singular)

• द्विजोत्तमे: to/for the best Brahmin (in the case of the excellent twice-born)
• द्विजोत्तमे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (कर्मधारयभावः ‘उत्तमः द्विजः’); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; अधिकरण (masculine, locative singular)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (masculine, nominative singular)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha/Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• याति: goes, attains
• याति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (present, 3rd person singular)

• पराम्: supreme
• पराम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; ‘सिद्धिम्’ इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम् (feminine, accusative singular)

• सिद्धिम्: attainment, perfection
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; गत्यर्थकर्म (feminine, accusative singular)

• मर्त्यैः: by mortals
• मर्त्यैः: Karana (Instrument/Agentive instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; करण/सम्बन्धे ‘by mortals’ (masculine, instrumental plural)

• अन्यैः: other
• अन्यैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; ‘मर्त्यैः’ इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम् (masculine, instrumental plural)

• सुदुर्लभाम्: very hard to obtain
• सुदुर्लभाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; ‘सिद्धिम्’ इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम् (feminine, accusative singular)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In a cool coastal evening at Prabhāsa, a devotee respectfully offers a woolen shawl to an elderly brāhmaṇa/ascetic; a subtle radiance signifies ‘paramā siddhi’ descending, contrasting the humble act with its lofty fruit.

Characters & Entities

• Dvija
• Brāhmaṇa
• Siddhi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Bhakti joined with practical charity in a sacred place yields extraordinary spiritual attainment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Donating a woolen covering (blanket) to a worthy dvija/brāhmaṇa with devotion.