Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 139

Devanagari script

ब्रह्महत्यादिपापानि दुरितानि च यानि च । तरिष्यंति नराः सर्वे दत्ते युष्मत्करे धने

Transliteration

brahmahatyādipāpāni duritāni ca yāni ca | tariṣyaṃti narāḥ sarve datte yuṣmatkare dhane

Translation

Quand la richesse est remise entre vos mains, tous les hommes franchissent au-delà des péchés tels que le brahmahatyā et de tous les autres maux.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्महत्यादिपापानि: sins such as brahmahatyā etc.
• ब्रह्महत्यादिपापानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्महत्या + आदि + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (determinative: 'sins beginning with brahmahatyā'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• दुरितानि: misdeeds, evils
• दुरितानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• यानि: which (sins)
• यानि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• तरिष्यन्ति: will be crossed over; will be overcome
• तरिष्यन्ति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तॄ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

• नराः: men, people
• नराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (qualifying नराः)

• दत्ते: when (it is) given
• दत्ते: Adhikaraṇa (Condition/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दत्त (दा धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past participle) सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute: 'when/if given')

• युष्मत्करे: in your hand
• युष्मत्करे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् + कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (genitive determinative: 'your hand'); पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• धने: (in the matter of) wealth; money
• धने: Adhikaraṇa (Condition/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Gāyatrī (Veda-mātā, personified)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim at Prabhāsa offers a pouch of coins or cloth-wrapped wealth into the cupped hands of a venerable brāhmaṇa/ācārya; behind them a temple silhouette and sea/river light; dark ‘sins’ depicted as fading shadows.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmahatyā
• Brāhmaṇas
• Dāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Charity directed to worthy hands is portrayed as a powerful purifier, capable of helping one transcend even severe karmic burdens.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, implying heightened efficacy within the sacred geography of Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna—giving wealth to brāhmaṇas—as a means of crossing beyond sins.