Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

ततः सत्रावसाने तु दत्त्वा दानमनेकधा । सर्वस्वं ब्राह्मणेन्द्राणां प्रभासक्षेत्रवासिनाम्

Transliteration

tataḥ satrāvasāne tu dattvā dānamanekadhā | sarvasvaṃ brāhmaṇendrāṇāṃ prabhāsakṣetravāsinām

Translation

അന്നത്തെ സത്രം അവസാനിക്കുമ്പോള്‍ അവർ പലവിധ ദാനങ്ങള്‍ നല്‍കി, പ്രഭാസക്ഷേത്രവാസികളായ ബ്രാഹ്മണശ്രേഷ്ഠര്‍ക്ക് തങ്ങളുടെ സര്‍വസ്വവും സമര്‍പ്പിച്ചു।

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kala (Time/Sequence/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: then/thereafter)

• सत्रावसाने: at the conclusion of the session
• सत्रावसाने: Adhikarana (Time-location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्र + अवसान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—सत्रस्य अवसानम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; ‘having given’

• दानम्: gift/charity
• दानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अनेकधा: in many ways
• अनेकधा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनेकधा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: in many ways)

• सर्वस्वम्: all possessions
• सर्वस्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + स्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—सर्वं स्वम् (कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष; अर्थतः ‘all one’s possessions’)

• ब्राह्मणेन्द्राणाम्: of the chief Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणेन्द्राणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण + इन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; समासः—ब्राह्मणानाम् इन्द्राः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• प्रभासक्षेत्रवासिनाम्: of those dwelling in the Prabhāsa region
• प्रभासक्षेत्रवासिनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभास + क्षेत्र + वासिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन; समासः—प्रभासक्षेत्रे वासिनः (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the satra’s conclusion, devas distribute abundant gifts—culminating in ‘all they possess’—to eminent resident brāhmaṇas of Prabhāsa.

Characters & Entities

• Devas
• Brāhmaṇas
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Yajña is completed and sanctified by dāna—especially supporting worthy brāhmaṇas at a tīrtha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where gifts to resident brāhmaṇas are presented as exceptionally meritorious.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Post-yajña dāna (dakṣiṇā/charity), given abundantly—even one’s entire wealth—to qualified recipients.