Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

ततोऽगस्त्यो महातेजा आहूय द्विजपुंगवान् । तत्स्थानं च ददौ तेभ्यो दैत्य्रानां द्रव्यपूरितम्

Transliteration

tato'gastyo mahātejā āhūya dvijapuṃgavān | tatsthānaṃ ca dadau tebhyo daityrānāṃ dravyapūritam

Translation

Then the greatly radiant sage Agastya summoned the foremost among the twice-born (brāhmaṇas) and bestowed upon them that place, filled with the wealth of the demons.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then
• tataḥ: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक (then)

• agastyaḥ: Agastya
• agastyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agastya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• mahātejāḥ: of great splendor
• mahātejāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular); कर्मधारयः ‘महत्तेजाः’

• āhūya: having summoned
• āhūya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-√hū ह्वे (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive)

• dvija-puṃgavān: the foremost Brahmins
• dvija-puṃgavān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक) + puṃgava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Accusative, Plural); तत्पुरुषः ‘द्विजानां पुंगवाः’ (best of Brahmins)

• tat-sthānam: that place
• tat-sthānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular); तत्पुरुषः ‘तत् स्थानम्’

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

• dadau: gave
• dadau: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd person singular)

• tebhyaḥ: to them
• tebhyaḥ: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Dative, Plural)

• daityānām: of the Daityas
• daityānām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Plural)

• dravya-pūritam: filled with wealth
• dravya-pūritam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dravya (प्रातिपदिक) + pūrita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √pṝ/√pūr पूर् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular); तत्पुरुषः ‘द्रव्येण पूरितम्’

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (deduced from immediate narrative context; explicit in next adhyāya)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Agastya, radiant and composed, summons a group of brāhmaṇas and ceremonially grants them a treasure-filled place—heaps of coins, gems, and vessels formerly belonging to daityas.

Characters & Entities

• Agastya
• Dvija (brāhmaṇas)
• Daitya (demons)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Wealth gained or encountered should be purified through dāna—bestowing it to worthy brāhmaṇas for dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The narrative is situated in Prabhāsa-kṣetra, connected to Agastya’s sacred āśrama region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna (charitable bestowal) to dvijas is emphasized.