Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

मोक्षेश्वरप्रसादेन पुत्रपौत्रादि वर्द्धयेत् । दद्याद्वैकेन चित्तेन फलानि सत्यसंयुता

Transliteration

mokṣeśvaraprasādena putrapautrādi varddhayet | dadyādvaikena cittena phalāni satyasaṃyutā

Translation

Par la grâce de Mokṣeśvara, la lignée—fils, petits-fils et autres—s’épanouira. L’esprit recueilli en un seul point et uni à la véracité, qu’elle donne des fruits en aumône.

Word by Word

• मोक्षेश्वरप्रसादेन: by the grace of Mokṣeśvara
• मोक्षेश्वरप्रसादेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मोक्षेश्वरस्य प्रसादः)

• पुत्रपौत्रादि: sons, grandsons, etc.
• पुत्रपौत्रादि: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पौत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास (पुत्रः च पौत्रः च) + आदि-शब्देन समाहार; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (समूहवाचक)

• वर्द्धयेत्: should increase
• वर्द्धयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृध् (धातु) णिच् (causative)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; णिच्-प्रयोग (to cause to increase)

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

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic/indeed)

• एकेन: with single/undivided
• एकेन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; चित्तेन इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• चित्तेन: with mind
• चित्तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चित्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• फलानि: fruits (offerings)
• फलानि: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• सत्यसंयुता: endowed with truthfulness
• सत्यसंयुता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त 'संयुत' (joined) + तत्पुरुषः (सत्येन संयुता); कर्तृवाचक-विशेषण (कर्तृ/स्त्री)

Speaker

Unknown (Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mokṣeśvara at Devasaras

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the shrine of Mokṣeśvara, a devotee/couple offers worship; then, with composed face and folded hands, gives baskets of fruits to brāhmaṇas/poor pilgrims; the deity’s presence is felt as blessing over a flourishing family line.

Characters & Entities

• Mokṣeśvara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Grace (prasāda) and dharma (truthful charity) together are shown as the cause of both worldly flourishing and spiritual merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Mokṣeśvara shrine and its associated Dharmāraṇya tīrtha context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer fruits as dāna with focused mind and truthfulness, seeking Mokṣeśvara’s grace.