Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

राजा गजाश्वनकुलं सतीवृषमहीधराः । आदर्शक्षीरवृक्षाश्च सततान्नप्रदास्तु ते

Transliteration

rājā gajāśvanakulaṃ satīvṛṣamahīdharāḥ | ādarśakṣīravṛkṣāśca satatānnapradāstu te

Translation

Möge ihnen Königtum zuteilwerden; Geschlechter, reich an Elefanten, Pferden und edlen Familien; tugendhafte Gattinnen, vortreffliche Stiere und Wohlstand wie Berge; und mögen auch wunscherfüllende „Milchbäume“ und beständige Spender von Speise vorhanden sein.

Word by Word

• राजा: king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• गज-अश्व-नकुलम्: elephants, horses, and mongooses (as a group)
• गज-अश्व-नकुलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गज (प्रातिपदिक) + अश्व (प्रातिपदिक) + नकुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (elephants, horses, mongooses) समाहारार्थे एकवचन

• सती-वृष-महीधराः: virtuous women, bulls, and mountains
• सती-वृष-महीधराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक) + वृष (प्रातिपदिक) + महीधर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), बहुवचन; समुच्चय-द्वन्द्व (sati-s, bulls, and mountains)

• आदर्श-क्षीर-वृक्षाः: mirrors, milk, and trees
• आदर्श-क्षीर-वृक्षाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदर्श (प्रातिपदिक) + क्षीर (प्रातिपदिक) + वृक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), बहुवचन; समुच्चय-द्वन्द्व (mirror-like [things], milk, and trees)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (and)

• सतत-अन्न-प्रदाः: ever giving food
• सतत-अन्न-प्रदाः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सतत (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + अन्न (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (ते); उपपद-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारयभाव: ‘सततं अन्नं प्रददाति’

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/विरोधार्थक-निपात (indeed/but)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A blessing tableau: symbols of kingship (crown/umbrella), elephants and horses, a virtuous couple, strong bulls, mountain-like heaps of grain, and a wondrous ‘milk-tree’ pouring nourishment; people receive food continuously.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma expressed through generosity and right conduct yields both worldly prosperity and sustained abundance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The promised fruits are tied to the Vastrāpathakṣetra Māhātmya within the Prabhāsa sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit praise of annapradāna (regular giving of food) as a hallmark of meritorious life.