Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

दधि दद्याद्योऽपि तत्र ब्राह्मणाय मनोरमम् । सोऽग्निलोकं समासाद्य भुंक्ते भोगान्सुशोभनान्

Transliteration

dadhi dadyādyo'pi tatra brāhmaṇāya manoramam | so'gnilokaṃ samāsādya bhuṃkte bhogānsuśobhanān

Translation

അവിടെ ബ്രാഹ്മണനു മനോഹരമായ തൈര് ദാനം ചെയ്യുന്നവൻ അഗ്നിലോകത്തെ പ്രാപിച്ച് അത്യന്തം ശോഭനമായ ഭോഗങ്ങൾ അനുഭവിക്കുന്നു।

Word by Word

• दधि: curd, yogurt
• दधि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; कर्मपद/दातव्यवस्तु (neuter, nominative/accusative singular)

• दद्याद्: should give
• दद्याद्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; दानक्रिया (optative, 3rd person singular)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (masculine, nominative singular)

• अपि: even, also
• अपि: Sambandha/Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अर्थः ‘even/also’

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• ब्राह्मणाय: to a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणाय: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (masculine, dative singular)

• मनोरमम्: delightful, pleasing
• मनोरमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोरम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; ‘दधि’ इति कर्मपदस्य विशेषणम् (neuter, accusative singular)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; पूर्वोक्त-कर्ता (masculine, nominative singular)

• अग्निलोकम्: Agni’s world
• अग्निलोकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष/सम्बन्धः ‘अग्नेः लोकः’); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; गत्यर्थकर्म (masculine, accusative singular)

• समासाद्य: having reached
• समासाद्य: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + सद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वक्रिया ‘having reached’

• भुङ्क्ते: enjoys, partakes
• भुङ्क्ते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (present, 3rd person singular)

• भोगान्: enjoyments
• भोगान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; भुज्-क्रियायाः कर्म (masculine, accusative plural)

• सुशोभनान्: very splendid
• सुशोभनान्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + शोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; ‘भोगान्’ इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम् (masculine, accusative plural)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee at Prabhāsa presents a decorated bowl of curd to a seated brāhmaṇa; above, Agni-loka is visualized as a radiant realm with Agni’s golden-red presence and luminous offerings.

Characters & Entities

• Agni
• Agniloka
• Brāhmaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Specific, sattvic gifts offered in a holy place—especially to worthy recipients—bear refined and elevated fruits.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, as part of the ongoing Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dadhi-dāna (gift of curd) to a brāhmaṇa at the tīrtha.