Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 195

Devanagari script

पंक्तिपावनतां यांति येऽपि वै पंक्तिदूषकाः । सुतवाञ्जन्मवांश्च स्यात्सर्वकाममनोरमः

Transliteration

paṃktipāvanatāṃ yāṃti ye'pi vai paṃktidūṣakāḥ | sutavāñjanmavāṃśca syātsarvakāmamanoramaḥ

Translation

Même ceux qui, autrement, souilleraient la file du repas deviennent purificateurs de la file; et l’on est béni d’enfants et d’une bonne naissance, goûtant la joie de tous les buts désirés.

Word by Word

• पंक्तिपावनताम्: the state of purifying the line (of diners)
• पंक्तिपावनताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पंक्ति + पावनता (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• यान्ति: they attain
• यान्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); सम्बन्ध-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha/Modifier
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपवादार्थक-अव्यय (particle: even/also)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha/Modifier
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• पंक्तिदूषकाः: spoilers of the dining line
• पंक्तिदूषकाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (ये इति विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पंक्ति + दूषक (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सुतवान्: having sons
• सुतवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुतवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive adjective)

• जन्मवान्: having (good) birth/lineage
• जन्मवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन्मवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त

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

• स्यात्: would be / becomes
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वकाममनोरमः: delightful with respect to all desires (very pleasing)
• सर्वकाममनोरमः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता) (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + काम + मनोरम (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice) addressing Devī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A śrāddha feast line (pankti) becomes radiant: those once deemed disruptive are shown transformed—calm, purified—while blessings of progeny and auspicious rebirth are symbolized (cradle/lineage lamp).

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsakṣetra
• Arkasthala

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Association with sanctified rites and sacred place-glory can purify even ritual blemishes and yield auspicious life-results.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Arkasthala/Prabhāsakṣetra, whose māhātmya is presented as purifying and wish-fulfilling.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It alludes to Śrāddha-feeding lines (paṅkti) and states that the sanctity of the rite/place transforms eligibility and purifies the paṅkti.