Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

इति ते कथितं सर्वं धनदेशमहोदयम् । श्रुत्वानुमोद्य यत्नेन दरिद्रो नैव जायते

Transliteration

iti te kathitaṃ sarvaṃ dhanadeśamahodayam | śrutvānumodya yatnena daridro naiva jāyate

Translation

Ainsi t’a été exposée toute la grande gloire de Dhanadeśa. Celui qui l’entend et l’approuve avec révérence et soin ne tombe pas dans la pauvreté.

Word by Word

• iti: thus
• iti: Vākyopasaṃhāra (Discourse marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वाक्य-समाप्ति/उद्धरणसूचक (quotative particle)

• te: to you
• te: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• kathitam: told
• kathitam: Kriyā (Predicate-participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kath (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘कथितम्’ = told/said

• sarvam: all
• sarvam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• dhana-deśa-mahodayam: the great rise/prosperity of the land of wealth
• dhana-deśa-mahodayam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक) + deśa (प्रातिपदिक) + mahodaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः (धनस्य देशः/धनदेशः; तस्य महोदयः)

• śrutvā: having heard
• śrutvā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; धातु: श्रु

• anumodya: having approved/assented
• anumodya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: anu-mud (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; धातु: मुद् (with उपसर्ग अनु)

• yatnena: with effort
• yatnena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yatna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• daridraḥ: a poor man/poverty
• daridraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daridra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• eva: indeed/at all
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• jāyate: arises/is born
• jāyate: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; ‘जायते’ = is born/arises

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dhanadeśa/Dhanadeśvara (Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A small assembly of pilgrims listens to a paurāṇika reciter narrating Dhanadeśvara’s glory near a coastal shrine; listeners fold hands in assent, symbolizing ‘anumodana’.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Dhanadeśvara
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred listening (śravaṇa) and faithful affirmation of a tīrtha’s glory invite auspiciousness and ward off misfortune such as poverty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra through the praise of Dhanadeśvara (Dhanadeśa-mahodya).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śravaṇa (hearing) of the māhātmya and anumodana (reverent approval/assent) performed attentively (yatnena).