Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

यस्तां पशुप्रदानेन सन्तर्पयति भक्तितः । बलिपूजोपहारैश्च स स्याच्छत्रु विवर्जितः

Transliteration

yastāṃ paśupradānena santarpayati bhaktitaḥ | balipūjopahāraiśca sa syācchatru vivarjitaḥ

Translation

ಯಾರು ಭಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ಪಶುದಾನದಿಂದಲೂ, ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಬಲಿ, ಪೂಜೆ, ಉಪಹಾರಗಳಿಂದಲೂ ಆಕೆಯನ್ನು ತೃಪ್ತಿಪಡಿಸುತ್ತಾನೋ, ಅವನು ಶತ್ರುರಹಿತನಾಗುತ್ತಾನೆ।

Word by Word

• यः: who (he)
• यः: Karta (Relative subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• पशुप्रदानेन: by offering an animal
• पशुप्रदानेन: Karana (Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु + प्रदान (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सन्तर्पयति: satisfies; gratifies
• सन्तर्पयति: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + तृप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद, causative sense (णिजन्त-अर्थः: ‘तर्पयति’)

• भक्तितः: from devotion; devoutly
• भक्तितः: Hetu (Cause/Motive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th) एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे ‘-तः’ (adverbial: ‘out of devotion’)

• बलिपूजोपहारैः: with offerings, worship, and gifts
• बलिपूजोपहारैः: Karana (Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलि + पूजा + उपहार (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Correlative subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्यात्: would be
• स्यात्: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• शत्रु-विवर्जितः: free from enemies
• शत्रु-विवर्जितः: Visheshana (Predicate adjective of सः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शत्रु + विवर्जित (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); नञर्थ-रहितार्थः—‘शत्रुभिः विवर्जितः’

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prābhāsikā Devī (Mahīṣaghnī)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee presents cow-gifts and ritual offerings before the Devī in Prabhāsa; bali and upahāras are arranged—flowers, lamps, food—while the atmosphere suggests the dissolving of threats and the granting of protection.

Characters & Entities

• Dāna
• Bali
• Pūjā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion expressed through dāna (charitable giving) and pūjā (ritual honoring) is presented as a powerful dharmic means for protection and social harmony.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, within the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa’s Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Paśu-pradāna (gift of cattle) along with bali, pūjā, and upahāra (offerings) to the deity.