Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

तद्भक्त्या सकलानर्थान्प्राप्नोति पुरुषोत्तमः । पुराणवाचिने दद्याद्गोभूस्वर्णविभूषणम्

Transliteration

tadbhaktyā sakalānarthānprāpnoti puruṣottamaḥ | purāṇavācine dadyādgobhūsvarṇavibhūṣaṇam

Translation

Durch jene Hingabe erlangt der Mensch jedes ersehnte Gute. Dem Vorleser des Purāṇa soll man Gaben darreichen: Kühe, Land, Gold und Schmuck.

Word by Word

• तत्: of that
• तत्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्धे (genitive relation)

• भक्त्या: by devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana/Hetu (Instrument/Cause/करण-हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण/हेतु-अर्थे (instrument/cause)

• सकलान्: all
• सकलान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• अर्थान्: purposes/objects
• अर्थान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), बहुवचन; कर्मपदम्

• प्राप्नोति: attains
• प्राप्नोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• पुरुषोत्तमः: the Supreme Person
• पुरुषोत्तमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; कर्तृपदम्

• पुराणवाचिने: to the reciter of the Purāṇa
• पुराणवाचिने: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण + वाचिन् (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सम्प्रदानार्थे (dative)

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• गोभूस्वर्णविभूषणम्: cows, land, gold, and ornaments
• गोभूस्वर्णविभूषणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो + भू + स्वर्ण + विभूषण (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; दानवस्तु (object of giving)

Speaker

Īśvara

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra kathā-sevā (supporting the Purāṇa-vācaka)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Purāṇa-reciter seated with manuscript; devotees approach offering a cow led by rope, a deed-scroll symbolizing land, gold coins, and ornaments on a tray; the atmosphere is celebratory yet reverent.

Characters & Entities

• Purāṇa-vācin

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion bears tangible and spiritual fruits, and dharma is strengthened by supporting teachers of sacred lore.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The teaching remains the phalaśruti of Vastrāpathakṣetra in Prabhāsa-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna to the Purāṇa-reciter: cows (go), land (bhū), gold (svarṇa), and ornaments (vibhūṣaṇa).