Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

एवं स गोधनं प्राप्य भ्रातृभ्यां सहितस्तदा । गृहाय प्रस्थितो देवि निर्वृतिं परमां गतः

Transliteration

evaṃ sa godhanaṃ prāpya bhrātṛbhyāṃ sahitastadā | gṛhāya prasthito devi nirvṛtiṃ paramāṃ gataḥ

Translation

かくして彼は牛の財を得、兄弟とともに、女神よ、家路についた。彼の心は至上の満足に満ちていた。

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकारवाचक) = ‘thus’

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• godhanam: wealth of cows/cattle-wealth
• godhanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: go + dhana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘गवां धनम्’ = wealth in cows

• prāpya: having obtained
• prāpya: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pra-√āp (आप्) (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा/ल्यप् (absolutive) = ‘having obtained’

• bhrātṛbhyām: with the two brothers
• bhrātṛbhyām: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhrātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), द्विवचन; ‘with/by (his) two brothers’

• sahitaḥ: accompanied
• sahitaḥ: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sahita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘accompanied/associated’

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time adjunct/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (कालवाचक) = ‘then’

• gṛhāya: to home
• gṛhāya: Gati-sampradāna (Destination as dative/गति-सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन; गत्यर्थे = ‘towards home’

• prasthitaḥ: departed
• prasthitaḥ: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-√sthā (स्था) (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘departed’

• devi: O goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• nirvṛtim: bliss/contentment
• nirvṛtim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nirvṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• paramām: supreme
• paramām: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘supreme’

• gataḥ: attained
• gataḥ: Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √gam (गम्) (धातु)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘gone/attained’

Speaker

Narrator addressing Devī (listener indicated by 'devi'; precise named interlocutors not in the excerpt)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Trita, satisfied and serene, turns homeward with his brothers and a gathered herd—his face reflecting fulfillment from dharmic success rather than pride.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Trita
• two brothers

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Righteous effort aimed at dharma (supporting yajña and dāna) brings inner peace rather than mere accumulation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa remains the sacred setting of the account, tied to gathering merit-worthy resources for religious giving.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No new prescription; it concludes the successful acquisition intended for dakṣiṇā and dharmic purposes.