Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

प्रदास्यति स युष्मभ्यं रत्नानि विविधानि च

Transliteration

pradāsyati sa yuṣmabhyaṃ ratnāni vividhāni ca

Translation

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Word by Word

• pradāsyati: will give
• pradāsyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + dā (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• yuṣmabhyam: to you (all)
• yuṣmabhyam: Sampradāna (Recipient/Dative/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yuṣmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ratnāni: gems
• ratnāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ratna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• vividhāni: various
• vividhāni: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण (qualifying) ratnāni

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

Speaker

Brahmā (continuing address in context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (sāgara)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The ocean (as a deity) or his emissary offers trays of jewels—pearls, coral, gems—to the brāhmaṇas after they agree to purify him; shimmering shoreline, treasure emerging from waves.

Characters & Entities

• Sāgara (Ocean)
• Brāhmaṇas
• Ratna (jewels)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When dharma is upheld and blessings are granted, prosperity follows as a secondary fruit—symbolized by jewels.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra’s oceanic setting, where the sea is portrayed as an auspicious benefactor.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct rite is stated here; it indicates a promised offering/reward (ratnāni) consequent to the appeasement/purification.