Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

तत्र तृप्तः सहस्राक्षः सोमनाथेन भामिनि । कृपणाः खानपानैश्च दक्षिणाभिर्द्विजातयः

Transliteration

tatra tṛptaḥ sahasrākṣaḥ somanāthena bhāmini | kṛpaṇāḥ khānapānaiśca dakṣiṇābhirdvijātayaḥ

Translation

Là, ô belle, Sahasrākṣa (Indra) fut comblé par Somanātha ; et les dvija, les « deux-fois-nés », furent réjouis par la nourriture, la boisson et les dakṣiṇā, dons rituels aux prêtres.

Word by Word

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• tṛptaḥ: satisfied
• tṛptaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tṛpta (कृदन्त; √tṛp तृप्)
• Form: क्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (sahasrākṣaḥ)

• sahasrākṣaḥ: Sahasrākṣa (Indra)
• sahasrākṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sahasra-akṣa (प्रातिपदिक; सहस्र + अक्ष)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः (‘one who has a thousand eyes’ = Indra)

• somanāthena: by Somanātha
• somanāthena: Karana (Instrument/agent/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: soma-nātha (प्रातिपदिक; सोम + नाथ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः

• bhāmini: O fair lady
• bhāmini: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāminī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• kṛpaṇāḥ: poor/needy
• kṛpaṇāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛpaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (dvijātayaḥ)

• khānapānaiḥ: with food and drink
• khānapānaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: khāna-pāna (प्रातिपदिक; खान + पान)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; द्वन्द्वसमासः (food and drink)

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

• dakṣiṇābhiḥ: with gifts/fees (dakṣiṇās)
• dakṣiṇābhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dakṣiṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• dvijātayaḥ: twice-born (Brahmins etc.)
• dvijātayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvijāti (प्रातिपदिक; द्वि + जाति)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Somanātha-Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhāminī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra (Sahasrākṣa) shown receiving satisfaction through Somanātha’s presence; priests distribute food and drink; dakṣiṇā is offered respectfully to dvijas in the temple-yajña precinct.

Characters & Entities

• Sahasrākṣa (Indra)
• Somanātha (Śiva)
• Dvijāti (twice-born)
• Daśāśvamedhika
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True dharma at a tīrtha unites devotion to Śiva with yajña-ethics—honoring devas and sustaining the twice-born through hospitality and dakṣiṇā.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Daśāśvamedhika in the Prabhāsa region, linked with Somanātha’s presence and sacrificial rites.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Yajña-associated giving: providing food and drink and offering dakṣiṇā to the dvijas.