Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 109

Devanagari script

आह्लादकारिणी पुंसां स्त्रीणां चातीव वल्लभा । धनधान्यजनोपेतं नारीनरशताकुलम् । पूपकैस्तु कुलं तस्या जायते नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

āhlādakāriṇī puṃsāṃ strīṇāṃ cātīva vallabhā | dhanadhānyajanopetaṃ nārīnaraśatākulam | pūpakaistu kulaṃ tasyā jāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

De telles offrandes réjouissent les hommes et sont extrêmement chères aux femmes. Son foyer devient pourvu de richesses, de grains et de gens, rempli de centaines de femmes et d’hommes. Par le don de ces gâteaux, sa lignée prospère ; il n’y a là aucun doute.

Word by Word

• āhlāda-kāriṇī: causing delight
• āhlāda-kāriṇī: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āhlāda (प्रातिपदिक) + kāriṇī (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √kṛ (धातु) + ṇini)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास, णिनि-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (fem nom sg)

• puṃsām: of men
• puṃsām: Sambandha (Beneficiary/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṃs (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन (masc gen pl)

• strīṇām: of women
• strīṇām: Sambandha (Beneficiary/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: strī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन (fem gen pl)

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

• atīva: very; exceedingly
• atīva: Sambandha (Degree/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atīva (अव्यय)
• Form: अत्यर्थक-अव्यय (intensifying adverb)

• vallabhā: dear; beloved
• vallabhā: Vidhi (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vallabhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (fem nom sg)

• dhana-dhānya-jana-upetam: endowed with wealth, grain, and people
• dhana-dhānya-jana-upetam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक) + dhānya (प्रातिपदिक) + jana (प्रातिपदिक) + upeta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √i (धातु) + upa- (उपसर्ग) + kta)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास, क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter nom/acc sg)

• nārī-nara-śata-ākulam: crowded with hundreds of women and men
• nārī-nara-śata-ākulam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nārī (प्रातिपदिक) + nara (प्रातिपदिक) + śata (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + ākula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (नारीनरशतैः आकुलम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter nom/acc sg)

• pūpakaiḥ: by/with cakes
• pūpakaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūpaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (masc instrumental pl)

• tu: indeed; but
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• kulam: family; lineage
• kulam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (neuter nom/acc sg)

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (pronoun; fem gen sg)

• jāyate: is born; arises
• jāyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (3rd sg Ā)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• atra: here; in this matter
• atra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (masc nom sg)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After offering pūpikās, a household scene blossoms: granaries full, servants attending, family members gathered—symbolic visualization of dāna-phala arising from Prabhāsa devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Sāvitrī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Food-giving as dharma is portrayed as generating social harmony, prosperity, and continuity of lineage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where such dāna is praised with special fruits.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse highlights the fruit of offering sweet cakes (pūpaka/pūpaka-dāna), implying their preparation and gifting as part of the rite.