Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

ततस्तं सकलं प्राप्य प्रसादं चंडिकोद्भवम् । तच्च हस्त्यादिकं सर्वं ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददौ नृप

Transliteration

tatastaṃ sakalaṃ prāpya prasādaṃ caṃḍikodbhavam | tacca hastyādikaṃ sarvaṃ brāhmaṇebhyo dadau nṛpa

Translation

Then, having obtained all that grace born of Caṇḍikā, the king gave all those elephants and other possessions to the Brahmins.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: thereafter
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — ‘ततः’ = ‘thereafter/then’

• tam: that (him/it)
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन — सर्वनाम

• sakalam: entire, whole
• sakalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sakala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — विशेषण (तम् इत्यस्य)

• prāpya: having obtained
• prāpya: Kriya (Non-finite verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-āp (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund) — ‘having obtained/reached’

• prasādam: grace, favor
• prasādam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक-निपात) — conjunction

• caṇḍikā-udbhavam: arisen from Caṇḍikā
• caṇḍikā-udbhavam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: caṇḍikā (प्रातिपदिक) + udbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (‘चण्डिकायाः उद्भवः’ = arising from Caṇḍikā); विशेषण (प्रसादम्)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — सर्वनाम

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक-निपात)

• hasty-ādikam: elephants and the like
• hasty-ādikam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hasti (प्रातिपदिक) + ādika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — तत्पुरुषः (‘हस्ति-आदि’ = elephants etc.)

• sarvam: all
• sarvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — विशेषण (हस्त्यादिकम्)

• brāhmaṇebhyaḥ: to the Brahmins
• brāhmaṇebhyaḥ: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), बहुवचन

• dadau: gave
• dadau: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — परस्मैपद

• nṛpa: O king
• nṛpa: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king, freshly blessed by Caṇḍikā’s grace, formally donates elephants and royal wealth to seated brāhmaṇas near a sacred precinct; attendants bring tusked elephants, gold, and cloth; the atmosphere is solemn and devotional.

Characters & Entities

• Caṇḍikā
• nṛpa (king)
• brāhmaṇa
• dāna (charity)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Grace is completed by generosity: a righteous king converts divine favor into public merit through dāna to worthy recipients.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse does not name a site; it presents the dharmic response (dāna) within the larger Tīrthamāhātmya setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna (gift-giving) to Brahmins is explicitly mentioned—elephants and other wealth are offered as charity.