Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

यस्य प्रसादादस्माभिः प्राप्ता द्रुपदनंदिनी । इन्द्रप्रस्थे तथा राज्यं राजसूयस्त्वया कृतः

Transliteration

yasya prasādādasmābhiḥ prāptā drupadanaṃdinī | indraprasthe tathā rājyaṃ rājasūyastvayā kṛtaḥ

Translation

ആരുടെ പ്രസാദത്താൽ ഞങ്ങൾ ദ്രുപദനന്ദിനി (ദ്രൗപതി)യെ ലഭിച്ചു; ഇന്ദ്രപ്രസ്ഥത്തിൽ നീ രാജ്യം നേടി; രാജസൂയ യാഗവും നീ തന്നെയാണ് നിർവഹിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• यस्य: whose
• यस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Masculine/Neuter) सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• प्रसादात्: from (his) grace
• प्रसादात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular)

• अस्माभिः: by us
• अस्माभिः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural), सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• प्राप्ता: was obtained/attained
• प्राप्ता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत् (Past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• द्रुपदनन्दिनी: Drupada’s daughter (Draupadī)
• द्रुपदनन्दिनी: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रुपद (प्रातिपदिक) + नन्दिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (Genitive determinative: 'daughter of Drupada'), स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• इन्द्रप्रस्थे: in Indraprastha
• इन्द्रप्रस्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रप्रस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-समास (Indra’s city)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Avyaya (Modifier/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थे (adverb: 'also/likewise')

• राज्यम्: kingdom
• राज्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• राजसूयः: Rājasūya sacrifice
• राजसूयः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजसूय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष-समास (राज्ञः सूयः/यागः)

• त्वया: by you
• त्वया: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम-रूपम्

• कृतः: was performed/done
• कृतः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृत् (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced; Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A courtly recollection: Indraprastha’s sabhā, the Pāṇḍavas remembering the grace that brought Draupadī, kingship, and the Rājasūya; ritual fires and royal insignia dominate the scene.

Characters & Entities

• Drupadanandinī
• Indraprastha
• Rājasūya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worldly attainments—marriage alliance, kingdom, and great sacrifices—are framed as fruits of divine grace, urging gratitude and right praise.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is praised; Indraprastha is mentioned as a royal seat rather than a pilgrimage-māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The Rājasūya (royal consecration sacrifice) is referenced, not prescribed.