Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 73

Devanagari script

सोपि राजा सुरैः सार्धं प्रसादं प्राप्य शूलिनः । सहितः कीर्तिमालिन्या बुभुजे विषयान्प्रियान्

Transliteration

sopi rājā suraiḥ sārdhaṃ prasādaṃ prāpya śūlinaḥ | sahitaḥ kīrtimālinyā bubhuje viṣayānpriyān

Translation

Ce roi aussi, avec les dieux, reçut la grâce de Śūlin. Accompagné de Kīrtimālinī, il jouit alors des plaisirs aimables de la vie en ce monde.

Word by Word

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• api: also
• api: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपि (also/even)

• rājā: the king
• rājā: Viśeṣya (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• suraiḥ: with the gods
• suraiḥ: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• sārdham: together with
• sārdham: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sārdham (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; सहार्थक (adverb meaning 'together with')

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

• prāpya: having obtained
• prāpya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pra-āp (प्र-आप्/आप्-धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), 'having obtained'

• śūlinaḥ: of Śūlin (Śiva)
• śūlinaḥ: Sambandha (Source/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śūlin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• sahitaḥ: accompanied
• sahitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saha-i (सह-इ/सह-धात्वर्थ; क्त कृदन्त 'joined')
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• kīrtimālinyā: with Kīrtimālinī
• kīrtimālinyā: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kīrti-mālinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• bubhuje: enjoyed
• bubhuje: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (भुज्-धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• viṣayān: objects of enjoyment
• viṣayān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• priyān: dear/pleasant
• priyān: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Sūta (narrator; implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The king, with Kīrtimālinī, having received Śūlin’s grace along with the gods, returns to enjoy pleasant worldly objects—shown as a calm, dhārmic royal life under divine protection.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (Śūlin)
• rājā
• Kīrtimālinī
• suras (gods)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace stabilizes life; within dharma, a devotee may enjoy worldly duties and joys without losing reverence for Śiva.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it narrates the outcome of receiving Śiva’s prasāda.