Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 160

Devanagari script

दोग्धा रजतनागस्तु चिन्तामणिचरस्तु यः । यक्षाधिपो महातेजा वशी ज्ञानी महातपाः

Transliteration

dogdhā rajatanāgastu cintāmaṇicarastu yaḥ | yakṣādhipo mahātejā vaśī jñānī mahātapāḥ

Translation

ദോഹകൻ രജതനാഗൻ—ചിന്താമണികളിടയിൽ സഞ്ചരിക്കുന്നവൻ. അവൻ യക്ഷാധിപൻ, മഹാതേജസ്വി, വശീഭൂതൻ, ജ്ഞാനി, മഹാതപസ്വി.

Word by Word

• दोग्धा: milker
• दोग्धा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुह् (धातु) → दोग्धृ (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्तृवाचक-नाम (agent noun), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• रजतनागः: the Silver Nāga
• रजतनागः: Apposition (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजत (प्रातिपदिक) + नाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (रजत-नाग), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; contrast/emphasis)

• चिन्तामणिचरः: one who moves with/among wish-fulfilling gems
• चिन्तामणिचरः: Apposition (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चिन्तामणि (प्रातिपदिक) + चर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (चिन्तामणि-चर), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• तु: and/indeed
• तु: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular), सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• यक्षाधिपः: lord of the Yakṣas
• यक्षाधिपः: Apposition (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यक्ष (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (यक्ष-अधिप), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• महातेजाः: of great splendor
• महातेजाः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महातेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महत् + तेजस्), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• वशी: self-controlled; powerful
• वशी: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वशिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• ज्ञानी: wise; knowing
• ज्ञानी: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्ञानिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• महातपाः: of great austerity
• महातपाः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महातपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महत् + तपस्), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced from section context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage audience within the frame narrative

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant ‘Silver Serpent’ (Rajatnāga) as the milker—serpentine being with silver sheen—moving among cintāmaṇi jewels; Yakṣa-lord aura: calm, ascetic, yet opulent; the milking act is symbolic, with jewel-light reflecting on the vessel and earth-cow.

Characters & Entities

• Yakṣādhipa (Kubera)
• Rajatanāga
• Cintāmaṇi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even wealth-associated divinities are framed as grounded in tapas and self-mastery, suggesting that prosperity in dharmic vision is upheld by restraint and wisdom.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to the Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya narrative flow, contributing to the sanctifying mythic tapestry of Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct ritual is stated.