Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 135

Devanagari script

युष्माकं प्रीणनं कृत्वाऽ तृप्तिं यास्यंति देवताः । भवंतो भूमिदेवा वै सर्वे पूज्या भविष्यथ

Transliteration

yuṣmākaṃ prīṇanaṃ kṛtvā' tṛptiṃ yāsyaṃti devatāḥ | bhavaṃto bhūmidevā vai sarve pūjyā bhaviṣyatha

Translation

നിങ്ങളെ സന്തുഷ്ടരാക്കുന്നതിലൂടെ ദേവതകൾ സ്വയം തൃപ്തി പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു. നിങ്ങൾ സത്യമായും ‘ഭൂമിദേവന്മാർ’; നിങ്ങൾ എല്ലാവരും പൂജ്യരാവും.

Word by Word

• युष्माकम्: of you (all)
• युष्माकम्: सम्बन्ध (Possessor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• प्रीणनम्: pleasing (act)
• प्रीणनम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीणन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; भाववाचक-नाम (act of pleasing)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: पूर्वकाल-क्रिया (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), ‘having done’

• तृप्तिम्: satisfaction
• तृप्तिम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• यास्यन्ति: will attain/go to
• यास्यन्ति: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• देवताः: the deities
• देवताः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन

• भवन्तः: you (honored ones)
• भवन्तः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; आदरार्थक-सर्वनाम (honorific pronoun)

• भूमिदेवाः: earth-gods (brāhmaṇas)
• भूमिदेवाः: कर्ता (Subject; apposition to भवन्तः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि + देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; समासः—भूमेः देवाः/भूमौ देवाः (कर्मधारयः; ‘gods on earth’ = brāhmaṇas)

• वै: indeed
• वै: सम्बन्ध (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: विशेषण (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (भवन्तः/भूमिदेवाः इति)

• पूज्याः: worthy of worship
• पूज्याः: प्रेडिकेट-विशेषण (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज्य (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त-विशेषण)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; क्तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive: ‘to be worshipped’)

• भविष्यथ: you will be
• भविष्यथ: क्रिया (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Gāyatrī (Veda-mātā, personified)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas (and by extension pilgrims/hearers)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gāyatrī proclaims that the gods are satisfied when brāhmaṇas are satisfied; the brāhmaṇas are hailed as ‘earthly gods’ and become worthy of worship.

Characters & Entities

• Gāyatrī
• Devatās
• Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Service to worthy brāhmaṇas is presented as a direct way to please the devas and establish dharma in the world.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The teaching occurs in the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, pointing to Prabhāsa as a prime field for merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The implied prescription is to please and honor brāhmaṇas—primarily through hospitality, gifts, and reverential worship.