Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

ततः स विज्वरो राजा बभूव धनदानुजः । एवं तस्य चरित्राणि संति चान्यानि कोटिशः

Transliteration

tataḥ sa vijvaro rājā babhūva dhanadānujaḥ | evaṃ tasya caritrāṇi saṃti cānyāni koṭiśaḥ

Translation

Par la suite, ce roi —le cadet du Seigneur des richesses (Kubera)— fut délivré de la fièvre. Ainsi, l’on trouve encore d’innombrables autres hauts faits et prodiges de cette puissance sacrée.

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

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

• विज्वरः: free from fever
• विज्वरः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि + ज्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; उपसर्गसदृश-पूर्वपद ‘वि-’ = ‘without’ (निषेधार्थ)

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• बभूव: became
• बभूव: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• धनदानुजः: the younger brother of Kubera (Dhanada)
• धनदानुजः: Apposition (समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनद + अनुज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—धनदस्य अनुजः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• चरित्राणि: deeds, exploits
• चरित्राणि: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• सन्ति: are, exist
• सन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• अन्यानि: other
• अन्यानि: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• कोटिशः: in crores, countless
• कोटिशः: Kriya-visheshaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कोटि (प्रातिपदिक) + शस् (तद्धित/अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, ‘-शस्’ प्रत्ययान्त (distributive/adverbial) = ‘by crores/in millions’

Speaker

Narrator (within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The fever leaves; the king (identified as Kubera’s younger brother) stands serene, cooled and radiant, while sages/attendants marvel; the narrator hints at innumerable further miracles.

Characters & Entities

• Kubera (implied by Dhanada)
• Dhanadānuja (younger brother of Kubera)
• Jvara (Fever/affliction)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace removes even intense afflictions, and sacred tradition preserves innumerable such accounts to inspire faith.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, presented as a landscape where divine powers manifest as protection and healing.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is stated here; it affirms the tradition of many sacred deeds associated with the deity and place.