Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 130

Devanagari script

सपुत्रशत्रुनाशात्त्वं लप्स्यसे च परं मुदम् । अकंटकं महद्राज्यं त्रैलोक्ये ते भविष्यति

Transliteration

saputraśatrunāśāttvaṃ lapsyase ca paraṃ mudam | akaṃṭakaṃ mahadrājyaṃ trailokye te bhaviṣyati

Translation

പുത്രസഹിതമായ ശത്രുനാശം മൂലം നീ പരമാനന്ദം പ്രാപിക്കും; ത്രിലോകത്തിലും നിനക്ക് തടസ്സമില്ലാത്ത മഹാരാജ്യം ഉണ്ടാകും.

Word by Word

• स-पुत्र-शत्रु-नाशात्: from the destruction of the enemies along with their sons
• स-पुत्र-शत्रु-नाशात्: Apadana (Source/Cause/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स + पुत्र + शत्रु + नाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (singular); समासः: (पुत्रैः सह) शत्रूणां नाशः → तस्मात्; ‘स’ = सहार्थक उपपद (with)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम (2nd person pronoun), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• लप्स्यसे: will obtain
• लप्स्यसे: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (singular); आत्मनेपद

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• परम्: supreme, great
• परम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण of मुदम्

• मुदम्: joy
• मुदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)

• अकण्टकम्: free of obstacles/thorns
• अकण्टकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अकण्टक (प्रातिपदिक; नञ्-समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); नञ्-तत्पुरुष: न कण्टकं यस्मिन् (untroubled)

• महत्-राज्यम्: a great kingdom
• महत्-राज्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महत् + राज्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); कर्मधारय: महत् राज्यं

• त्रैलोक्ये: in the three worlds
• त्रैलोक्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (singular); द्विगु-समास: त्रयाणां लोकानां समाहारः

• ते: your
• ते: Shashthi-sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (singular)

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular); परस्मैपद

Speaker

Gāyatrī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śakra (Indra)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra’s triumph: the enemy and his lineage defeated; Indra enthroned with the three worlds symbolized (heaven, earth, nether); devas rejoice, showering flowers.

Characters & Entities

• Śakra (Indra)
• Three worlds (Trailokya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic narratives link rightful victory and stable rule to divine sanction, portraying sovereignty as a dharmic trust.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya, where the tīrtha’s sanctity frames the granting of such boons.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No ritual instruction is given; it continues the boon-description.