Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 114

Devanagari script

तदादि पृथिवीपालाः स्तूयन्ते सूतमागधैः । आशीर्वादैः प्रशंस्यंते सूतमागधबंदिभिः

Transliteration

tadādi pṛthivīpālāḥ stūyante sūtamāgadhaiḥ | āśīrvādaiḥ praśaṃsyaṃte sūtamāgadhabaṃdibhiḥ

Translation

Dès lors, les protecteurs de la terre (les rois) sont célébrés par les Sūtas et les Māgadhas, et ils sont exaltés par des bénédictions par les Sūtas, les Māgadhas et les bardes de cour.

Word by Word

• tadādi: from then on
• tadādi: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावसमास; काल/आरम्भवाचक अव्यय (from that time onward)

• pṛthivīpālāḥ: kings, rulers of the earth
• pṛthivīpālāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pṛthivī + pāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पृथिव्याः पालाः) — Masc, Nom, Pl.

• stūyante: are praised
• stūyante: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: stu (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः — Present, Ātmanepada, 3rd pl., passive sense

• sūtamāgadhaiḥ: by Sūtas and Māgadhas
• sūtamāgadhaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūta + māgadha (प्रातिपदिक-द्वन्द्व)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — Masc, Instr, Pl.

• āśīrvādaiḥ: with blessings
• āśīrvādaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśīrvāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — Masc, Instr, Pl.

• praśaṃsyante: are extolled
• praśaṃsyante: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-śaṃs (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोगः — Present, Ātmanepada, 3rd pl., passive sense

• sūtamāgadhabaṃdibhiḥ: by Sūtas, Māgadhas, and bards/panegyrists
• sūtamāgadhabaṃdibhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūta + māgadha + bandin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; समाहार/इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (सूताश्च मागधाश्च बन्दिनश्च) — Masc, Instr, Pl.

Speaker

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

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A royal court or assembly at a sacred place: Sūtas and Māgadhas recite panegyrics while bandins offer benedictions; the king sits attentive, framed by ritual auspiciousness.

Characters & Entities

• Sūta
• Māgadha
• baṃdin

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Public blessing and truthful praise function as social dharma—affirming righteous governance and encouraging virtue.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, but it primarily explains a cultural institution rather than a single tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual; it describes the customary practice of offering āśīrvāda (benedictions) and stuti (praise) to kings.