Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 9

Devanagari script

तस्य जन्मावधिर्नैव तव पीडा भविष्यति । तथा विद्रुमदानेन लप्स्यते फलमीप्सितम्

Transliteration

tasya janmāvadhirnaiva tava pīḍā bhaviṣyati | tathā vidrumadānena lapsyate phalamīpsitam

Translation

അവന്റെ ജീവിതകാലം മുഴുവൻ നിന്റെ പീഡ ഒരിക്കലും ഉണ്ടാകില്ല. അതുപോലെ വിദ്രുമം (പവിഴം) ദാനം ചെയ്താൽ അവൻ ആഗ്രഹിച്ച ഫലം പ്രാപിക്കും.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him / his
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• जन्मावधिः: till the end of life / life-term
• जन्मावधिः: Adhikarana (Limit/अधिकरण-सीमा)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् + अवधि (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जन्मनः अवधिः)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• एव: indeed / at all
• एव: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic/limiting particle)

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पीडा: affliction / pain
• पीडा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीडा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तथा: thus / likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb)

• विद्रुमदानेन: by the gift of coral
• विद्रुमदानेन: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्रुम + दान (प्रातिपदिकौ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विद्रुमस्य दानेन)

• लप्स्यते: will obtain
• लप्स्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ईप्सितम्: desired
• ईप्सितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ईप्सित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; आप्/ईप्स् धातोः क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; विशेषण

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara) (deduced from continuity of Aṅgāreśvara Māhātmya instruction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee presents a small casket of red coral to a worthy recipient/priest near the shrine, while the deity’s presence is invoked for Bhauma-śānti and lifelong protection.

Characters & Entities

• Bhauma (Maṅgala/Mars)
• Vidruma (coral)
• Dāna (charity)
• Prabhāsakṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right worship and charity remove suffering and align one’s life with auspicious outcomes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, in the context of Aṅgāreśvara connected with Bhauma (Maṅgala).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Vidruma-dāna (donating coral), alongside the broader worship context, is prescribed for obtaining desired fruits and relief from affliction.