Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

अन्नदानाद्भवेत्तृप्तिः सर्वकामैरनुत्तमैः । दीपस्य तु प्रदानेन चक्षुष्माञ्जायते नरः

Transliteration

annadānādbhavettṛptiḥ sarvakāmairanuttamaiḥ | dīpasya tu pradānena cakṣuṣmāñjāyate naraḥ

Translation

അന്നദാനം ചെയ്താൽ തൃപ്തി ലഭിക്കുകയും അത്യുത്തമമായ ഇഷ്ടഫലങ്ങൾ സിദ്ധിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യും; ദീപദാനം ചെയ്താൽ മനുഷ്യൻ ചക്ഷുഷ്മാൻ—തേജസ്സുള്ള ദൃഷ്ടിയോടെ ജന്മിക്കും.

Word by Word

• अन्न-दानात्: from giving food
• अन्न-दानात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक) + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-एकवचन (Ablative singular); समासः: अन्नस्य दानम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• भवेत्: would arise/becomes
• भवेत्: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Potential/Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• तृप्तिः: satisfaction
• तृप्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Nominative singular)

• सर्व-कामैः: with all desires
• सर्व-कामैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन (Instrumental plural); समासः: सर्वे कामाः (कर्मधारय)

• अनुत्तमैः: unsurpassed, excellent
• अनुत्तमैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying सर्वकामैः)

• दीपस्य: of a lamp
• दीपस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-एकवचन (Genitive singular)

• तु: and/but
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (particle: “but/indeed”)

• प्रदानेन: by the offering/gift
• प्रदानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• चक्षुष्मान्: possessing good eyesight
• चक्षुष्मान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चक्षुष्मत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying नरः)

• जायते: is born/becomes
• जायते: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमानकाल), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन (Nominative singular)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) — inferred from the continuing dialogue context in this section on dāna/śrāddha norms

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims distribute cooked food near a tīrtha precinct; another devotee offers a lit lamp at a shrine, the flame reflecting in calm eyes—signifying the promised fruit of clear vision.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Charity is not merely social help; in Purāṇic dharma it refines the giver’s destiny—food-giving grants inner contentment, and lamp-giving supports clarity of perception.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), whose Māhātmya frames these teachings on dāna and śrāddha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Annadāna (gift of food) and dīpadāna (gift/lighting of a lamp), described with their respective fruits.