Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 109

Devanagari script

आह्लादकारिणी पुंसां स्त्रीणां चातीव वल्लभा । धनधान्यजनोपेतं नारीनरशताकुलम् । पूपकैस्तु कुलं तस्या जायते नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

āhlādakāriṇī puṃsāṃ strīṇāṃ cātīva vallabhā | dhanadhānyajanopetaṃ nārīnaraśatākulam | pūpakaistu kulaṃ tasyā jāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

अशी अर्पणे पुरुषांना आनंद देतात व स्त्रियांना अत्यंत प्रिय असतात. तिचे घर धन-धान्य व लोकांनी समृद्ध होऊन शेकडो स्त्री-पुरुषांनी भरते. या पूपकांच्या दानाने तिचा वंश निःसंशय वाढतो.

Word by Word

• āhlāda-kāriṇī: causing delight
• āhlāda-kāriṇī: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: āhlāda (प्रातिपदिक) + kāriṇī (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √kṛ (धातु) + ṇini)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास, णिनि-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (fem nom sg)

• puṃsām: of men
• puṃsām: Sambandha (Beneficiary/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṃs (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन (masc gen pl)

• strīṇām: of women
• strīṇām: Sambandha (Beneficiary/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: strī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन (fem gen pl)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• atīva: very; exceedingly
• atīva: Sambandha (Degree/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atīva (अव्यय)
• Form: अत्यर्थक-अव्यय (intensifying adverb)

• vallabhā: dear; beloved
• vallabhā: Vidhi (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vallabhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (fem nom sg)

• dhana-dhānya-jana-upetam: endowed with wealth, grain, and people
• dhana-dhānya-jana-upetam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक) + dhānya (प्रातिपदिक) + jana (प्रातिपदिक) + upeta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √i (धातु) + upa- (उपसर्ग) + kta)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास, क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter nom/acc sg)

• nārī-nara-śata-ākulam: crowded with hundreds of women and men
• nārī-nara-śata-ākulam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nārī (प्रातिपदिक) + nara (प्रातिपदिक) + śata (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + ākula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष-समास (नारीनरशतैः आकुलम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter nom/acc sg)

• pūpakaiḥ: by/with cakes
• pūpakaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūpaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन (masc instrumental pl)

• tu: indeed; but
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• kulam: family; lineage
• kulam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (neuter nom/acc sg)

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (pronoun; fem gen sg)

• jāyate: is born; arises
• jāyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (3rd sg Ā)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• atra: here; in this matter
• atra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (masc nom sg)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After offering pūpikās, a household scene blossoms: granaries full, servants attending, family members gathered—symbolic visualization of dāna-phala arising from Prabhāsa devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Sāvitrī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Food-giving as dharma is portrayed as generating social harmony, prosperity, and continuity of lineage.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where such dāna is praised with special fruits.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse highlights the fruit of offering sweet cakes (pūpaka/pūpaka-dāna), implying their preparation and gifting as part of the rite.