Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणेभ्यः प्रदास्यंति संख्या तस्य न विद्यते । अत्रान्वेषय देशे त्वं प्राप्स्यसे नाऽत्र संशयः

Transliteration

brāhmaṇebhyaḥ pradāsyaṃti saṃkhyā tasya na vidyate | atrānveṣaya deśe tvaṃ prāpsyase nā'tra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Lorsqu’ils offrent de tels dons aux brāhmaṇas, leur mesure ne peut être comptée. Cherche en ce lieu même : tu l’obtiendras, sans aucun doute.

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः: to the Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणेभ्यः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी विभक्ति; बहुवचन (dative pl.)

• प्रदास्यन्ति: will give
• प्रदास्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन

• संख्या: number
• संख्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संख्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन

• तस्य: of that/of it
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; पुं/नपुंसक; षष्ठी विभक्ति; एकवचन (genitive sg.)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थक-निपात (negation)

• विद्यते: exists/is found
• विद्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √विद् (धातु; 'to be/ exist' in Ātmanepada usage)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present); आत्मनेपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• अन्वेषय: search
• अन्वेषय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु + √इष्/√एष् (धातु; अन्वेष्)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (imperative); परस्मैपद; मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन

• देशे: in the place/region
• देशे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति; एकवचन

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन

• प्राप्स्यसे: you will obtain
• प्राप्स्यसे: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + √आप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future); आत्मनेपद; मध्यमपुरुष; एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेधार्थक

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति; एकवचन

Speaker

Aśarīriṇī Vāk (disembodied voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra tīrtha (specific spot implied by narrative)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: nṛpa (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim-king receives a directive to search the very land; the landscape suggests a sacred tract with subtle signs—shrines, trees, and a hinted cache of gold—while brāhmaṇas await future charity.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas
• Kanakhala Tīrtha
• Sumati

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Gifts to brāhmaṇas, especially at a tīrtha, yield immeasurable merit; divine order ensures rightful fruition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kanakhala tīrtha, where the seeker is instructed to search and is assured of success.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna to brāhmaṇas is praised; additionally, the voice instructs the king to search the spot to recover the transformed offering.