Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 98

Devanagari script

ददौ स भुवनैश्वर्य्यप्रायानभिमतान्वरान् । तेषां भक्त्यैव संतुष्टो देवब्रह्मद्विषामपि

Transliteration

dadau sa bhuvanaiśvaryyaprāyānabhimatānvarān | teṣāṃ bhaktyaiva saṃtuṣṭo devabrahmadviṣāmapi

Translation

Satisfait par leur seule dévotion, il leur accorda les grâces désirées—des grâces presque semblables à la souveraineté sur les mondes—même à ceux qui étaient hostiles aux dieux et à Brahmā.

Word by Word

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• भुवनैश्वर्यप्रायान्: almost (like) lordship over the worlds
• भुवनैश्वर्यप्रायान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भुवन (प्रातिपदिक) + ऐश्वर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + प्राय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (भुवनस्य ऐश्वर्यम् इव प्रायम् = 'almost like sovereignty over the worlds')

• अभिमतान्: desired, approved
• अभिमतान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिमत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• वरान्: boons
• वरान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• तेषाम्: of/for them
• तेषाम्: Sampradana/Adhikari (Recipient/possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th case), बहुवचन (genitive plural)

• भक्त्या: by devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन

• एव: indeed, only
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; अवधानार्थक (emphatic)

• संतुष्टः: satisfied
• संतुष्टः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + तुष् (धातु) → संतुष्ट (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• देवब्रह्मद्विषाम्: of the haters of the gods and Brahmā
• देवब्रह्मद्विषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + ब्रह्म (प्रातिपदिक) + द्विष् (धातु) → द्विष् (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक: द्विष्/द्विष्-शब्दः 'hater')
• Form: षष्ठी, बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (देवान् च ब्रह्म च द्विषन्ति ये = 'of those who hate the gods and Brahmā')

• अपि: even, also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपवादार्थक (also/even)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience in the mahatmya frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva grants radiant boons to assembled Daityas/Dānavas; the boons appear as symbolic emblems—crowns, celestial weapons, or a globe-like sign of sovereignty—while the recipients’ faces show triumph mixed with intensity.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (implied as boon-giver)
• Brahmā
• Devas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine boons may be granted based on devotion, even when the recipient’s nature is flawed—highlighting both God’s generosity and the moral responsibility of the recipient.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the narrative setting, celebrated as a field where Śiva’s grace and its profound implications are taught.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No external ritual is specified; the focus is on bhakti as the immediate cause of the Lord’s satisfaction.