Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

शृणोति सर्वं जानाति चरित्रं पूर्वजन्मनः । बदरीफलमात्रं तु पुरोडाशं ददौ गुरुः

Transliteration

śṛṇoti sarvaṃ jānāti caritraṃ pūrvajanmanaḥ | badarīphalamātraṃ tu puroḍāśaṃ dadau guruḥ

Translation

Dia dapat mendengar segala-galanya dan memahami kisah kelahiran terdahulu. Lalu sang guru memberinya persembahan puroḍāśa, hanya sebesar sebiji buah badarī (jujube).

Word by Word

• शृणोति: he/she hears
• शृणोति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (singular), परस्मैपदम्

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (accusative), एकवचनम् (singular)

• जानाति: knows
• जानाति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (singular), परस्मैपदम्

• चरित्रम्: story; conduct; account
• चरित्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (accusative), एकवचनम् (singular)

• पूर्वजन्मनः: of the former birth
• पूर्वजन्मनः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व + जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (neuter), षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (genitive), एकवचनम् (singular)

• बदरीफलमात्रम्: only as much as a jujube-fruit (a small amount)
• बदरीफलमात्रम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बदरी + फल + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (accusative), एकवचनम् (singular)

• तु: but; indeed
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपातः (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थकः (but/indeed)

• पुरोडाशम्: sacrificial cake (puroḍāśa)
• पुरोडाशम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरोडाश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम् (masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (accusative), एकवचनम् (singular)

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (singular), परस्मैपदम्

• गुरुः: the teacher
• गुरुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम् (masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (nominative), एकवचनम् (singular)

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The revived girl listens and speaks of her former birth; the guru offers a tiny piece of puroḍāśa, measured like a jujube fruit; the offering plate is simple yet sanctified; onlookers are attentive, sensing a sacred disclosure.

Characters & Entities

• guru (preceptor)
• puroḍāśa
• badarī (jujube)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purification can awaken deeper cognition—recognition of karma and past life—while prasāda is given in measured, disciplined form.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpathakṣetra, where rites lead to clarity about one’s karmic history.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Receiving a small measure of puroḍāśa as consecrated offering/prasāda.