Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

ऊर्णां प्रावरणं योऽपि भक्त्या दद्याद्द्विजोत्तमे । सोऽपि याति परां सिद्धिं मर्त्यैरन्यैः सुदुर्ल्लभाम्

Transliteration

ūrṇāṃ prāvaraṇaṃ yo'pi bhaktyā dadyāddvijottame | so'pi yāti parāṃ siddhiṃ martyairanyaiḥ sudurllabhām

Translation

Quiconque, avec dévotion, offre une couverture de laine à un brāhmane éminent, atteint lui aussi l’accomplissement suprême, si difficile à obtenir pour les autres mortels.

Word by Word

• ऊर्णाम्: wool
• ऊर्णाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊर्णा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; दातव्यवस्तु-विशेषणार्थं (wool as material; feminine accusative singular)

• प्रावरणम्: a covering, cloak
• प्रावरणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रावरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; दानकर्म (neuter, accusative singular)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन (masculine, nominative singular)

• अपि: even
• अपि: Sambandha/Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana/Hetu (Instrument/Cause)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; करण/हेतु (feminine, instrumental singular)

• दद्याद्: should give
• दद्याद्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (optative, 3rd person singular)

• द्विजोत्तमे: to/for the best Brahmin (in the case of the excellent twice-born)
• द्विजोत्तमे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + उत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (कर्मधारयभावः ‘उत्तमः द्विजः’); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; अधिकरण (masculine, locative singular)

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

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha/Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• याति: goes, attains
• याति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (present, 3rd person singular)

• पराम्: supreme
• पराम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; ‘सिद्धिम्’ इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम् (feminine, accusative singular)

• सिद्धिम्: attainment, perfection
• सिद्धिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; गत्यर्थकर्म (feminine, accusative singular)

• मर्त्यैः: by mortals
• मर्त्यैः: Karana (Instrument/Agentive instrumental)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; करण/सम्बन्धे ‘by mortals’ (masculine, instrumental plural)

• अन्यैः: other
• अन्यैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; ‘मर्त्यैः’ इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम् (masculine, instrumental plural)

• सुदुर्लभाम्: very hard to obtain
• सुदुर्लभाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; ‘सिद्धिम्’ इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम् (feminine, accusative singular)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In a cool coastal evening at Prabhāsa, a devotee respectfully offers a woolen shawl to an elderly brāhmaṇa/ascetic; a subtle radiance signifies ‘paramā siddhi’ descending, contrasting the humble act with its lofty fruit.

Characters & Entities

• Dvija
• Brāhmaṇa
• Siddhi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Bhakti joined with practical charity in a sacred place yields extraordinary spiritual attainment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Donating a woolen covering (blanket) to a worthy dvija/brāhmaṇa with devotion.