Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

सप्तजन्मानि विप्रस्य धनाढ्यस्य कुले शुभे । जायते मतिमान्धीमाञ्छ्रीमानेवं पुनःपुनः

Transliteration

saptajanmāni viprasya dhanāḍhyasya kule śubhe | jāyate matimāndhīmāñchrīmānevaṃ punaḥpunaḥ

Translation

Sieben Geburten lang wird man immer wieder in einer glückverheißenden, wohlhabenden Brāhmaṇa-Familie geboren: klug, weise und von Wohlstand erfüllt.

Word by Word

• सप्तजन्मानि: seven births
• सप्तजन्मानि: Karma/Adverbial (Extent/परिमाण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त + जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; समासः—द्विगु (सप्त = संख्या)

• विप्रस्य: of a brāhmaṇa
• विप्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• धनाढ्यस्य: wealthy
• धनाढ्यस्य: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन + आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (विप्रस्य); समासः—तत्पुरुषः (धनेन आढ्यः)

• कुले: in a family
• कुले: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• शुभे: auspicious
• शुभे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कुले)

• जायते: is born
• जायते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), तृतीयपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• मतिमान्: intelligent
• मतिमान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मतिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (implicit subject)

• धीमान्: wise
• धीमान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• श्रीमान्: prosperous
• श्रीमान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• पुनः: again and again
• पुनः: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरुक्ति (intensification)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration; speaker not explicit in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa Kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee at Prabhāsa receives a boon-vision: a sequence of seven births shown as luminous vignettes—each life in a prosperous brāhmaṇa household, with Vedic study, charity, and serene domestic ritual—under the unseen grace of Śiva of Prabhāsa.

Characters & Entities

• Vipra (brāhmaṇa)
• Punya-phala (implied karmic fruit)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma frames righteous acts as shaping future births—granting auspicious rebirth, intelligence, and prosperity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Within this adhyāya, the phala is tied to Prabhāsa Kṣetra and the Lakulīśvara context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new rite is stated here; it summarizes the karmic reward associated with the preceding dharmic acts (such as vidyā-dāna).