Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 21

Devanagari script

गृहं सोपस्करं दत्त्वा विप्राय गृहमेधिने । लभते नंदने दिव्यं विमानं सार्वकामिकम्

Transliteration

gṛhaṃ sopaskaraṃ dattvā viprāya gṛhamedhine | labhate naṃdane divyaṃ vimānaṃ sārvakāmikam

Translation

Barangsiapa menghadiahkan sebuah rumah lengkap dengan perabot kepada seorang brāhmaṇa perumah tangga, ia memperoleh di Nandana sebuah vimāna ilahi yang mengabulkan segala hasrat.

Word by Word

• गृहम्: a house
• गृहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म

• स-उपस्करम्: with furnishings/implements
• स-उपस्करम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (अव्यय/सह) + उपस्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (गृहस्य); अव्ययीभावः = 'with furnishings/equipment'

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वक्रिया

• विप्राय: to a brāhmaṇa
• विप्राय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; सम्प्रदान

• गृहमेधिने: to a householder (gṛhamedhin)
• गृहमेधिने: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृह + मेधिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; विशेष्य-सम्प्रदान (to the householder)

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• नन्दने: in Nandana (garden)
• नन्दने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; अधिकरण

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (विमानम्)

• विमानम्: a celestial chariot/aircraft
• विमानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; कर्म

• सार्वकामिकम्: fulfilling all desires
• सार्वकामिकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + कामिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (विमानम्)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A newly built house with household goods is ceremonially handed over to a brāhmaṇa gṛhastha; above, a radiant vimāna appears in Nandana, signifying wish-fulfilling mobility.

Characters & Entities

• Nandana (forest/grove)
• Vipra (Brahmin)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Supporting dharma materially—by sustaining a worthy Brahmin householder—yields subtle, heavenly abundance symbolized by the wish-fulfilling vimāna.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpatha-kṣetra within the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Gṛha-dāna: gifting a furnished house to a qualified vipra who maintains gṛhastha-dharma.