Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

यथा मे तुष्यते स्वामी ददाति विपुलं धनम्

Transliteration

yathā me tuṣyate svāmī dadāti vipulaṃ dhanam

Translation

«Afin que mon seigneur soit satisfait de moi et m’accorde d’abondantes richesses».

Word by Word

• yathā: so that/as
• yathā: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yathā (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार/उद्देश्य-वाचक-अव्यय (as/so that)

• me: my
• me: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tuṣyate: is pleased
• tuṣyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √tuṣ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• svāmī: master/lord
• svāmī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svāmin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• dadāti: gives
• dadāti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• vipulaṃ: abundant
• vipulaṃ: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vipula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (धनम्)

• dhanam: wealth
• dhanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Unspecified (context suggests a character in the dialogue; likely connected to the Guru–Prahlāda exchange in this adhyāya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Interlocutor/pilgrim audience (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The teacher’s demand is framed as a formula for pleasing the master to obtain wealth; Prahlāda’s silent resistance contrasts with the teacher’s acquisitive expression.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Seeking the Lord’s pleasure is presented as the true source behind worldly gains like wealth.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader passage belongs to the Vastrāpatha-kṣetra-māhātmya within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa, linking the teaching to the sanctity of that kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it is a devotional intention (prayerful aim) rather than a stated rite.