Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणास्तुष्टिसंयुक्ता गताः सर्वे महोदयम्

Transliteration

brāhmaṇāstuṣṭisaṃyuktā gatāḥ sarve mahodayam

Translation

તે બધા બ્રાહ્મણો સંતોષથી યુક્ત થઈ મહાન ઉદય, સમૃદ્ધિ અને ઉન્નતિને પ્રાપ્ત થયા।

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मणाः: brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), बहुवचनम्

• तुष्टिसंयुक्ताः: endowed with satisfaction
• तुष्टिसंयुक्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣṭi + saṃyukta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (षष्ठी/सम्बन्धार्थः)—‘तुष्ट्या संयुक्ताः’

• गताः: went
• गताः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; कर्तरि प्रयोगः (having gone)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• महोदयम्: to great prosperity/fortune
• महोदयम्: Karma (Goal/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + udaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्; कर्मधारयः—‘महान् उदयः’

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Gaṅgā-tīrtha episode context)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of brāhmaṇas, serene and satisfied after receiving due honors, depart from the tīrtha precinct; the atmosphere is auspicious, with pilgrims offering namaskāra and gifts.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True fruit of pilgrimage includes inner contentment, which leads to auspicious upliftment in life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra (and its kuṇḍa), whose rites culminate in satisfaction and auspicious results.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None directly; it summarizes the positive outcome (phala) of the preceding tirtha observances.