Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 113

Devanagari script

ततः श्रुतार्थः सुप्रीतः पृथुः प्रादात्प्रजेश्वरः । अनूपदेशं सूताय मागधान्मागधाय च

Transliteration

tataḥ śrutārthaḥ suprītaḥ pṛthuḥ prādātprajeśvaraḥ | anūpadeśaṃ sūtāya māgadhānmāgadhāya ca

Translation

Alors Pṛthu, seigneur des peuples, ayant entendu leurs paroles et comblé de joie, accorda au Sūta une contrée convenable, et au Māgadha il donna aussi la terre de Māgadha, domaine des Māgadhas.

Word by Word

• tataḥ: then, thereafter
• tataḥ: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/ततः (sequence/thereupon)

• śrutārthaḥ: having heard the matter/meaning
• śrutārthaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śruta + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी/कर्मधारय-प्रायः तत्पुरुषः (श्रुतः अर्थः यस्य/श्रुतार्थः) — Masc, Nom, Sg.

• suprītaḥ: very pleased
• suprītaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: su + prīta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (प्रि/प्री धातोः), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Past participle, Masc, Nom, Sg.

• pṛthuḥ: Pṛthu
• pṛthuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pṛthu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masc, Nom, Sg.

• prādāt: gave
• prādāt: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (अनद्यतनभूत), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Imperfect, Parasmaipada, 3rd sg.

• prajeśvaraḥ: lord of the subjects
• prajeśvaraḥ: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prajā + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (प्रजानाम् ईश्वरः) — Masc, Nom, Sg.

• anūpadeśam: the Anūpadeśa (a region/territory)
• anūpadeśam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anūpadeśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Sg.

• sūtāya: to the Sūta
• sūtāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन — Masc, Dative, Sg.

• māgadhān: the Māgadhas
• māgadhān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māgadha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन — Masc, Accusative, Pl.

• māgadhāya: to the Māgadha
• māgadhāya: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māgadha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन — Masc, Dative, Sg.

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

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (contextual attribution)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience of the Purāṇa

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pṛthu, pleased after hearing the composed praise, grants an appropriate region to the Sūta and the land of the Māgadhas to the Māgadha—formal royal gifting in a sacred assembly.

Characters & Entities

• Pṛthu
• Sūta
• Māgadha
• Anūpa
• Magadha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma includes patronage: a righteous king rewards service that upholds social memory and moral order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not a tīrtha; the verse references regions (Anūpa and Magadha) within a broader Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa narration.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A form of dāna/royal grant is implied: rewarding merit and service through land or regional endowment.