Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

एवं विधिं यः कुरुते पुरुषो भक्तिभावतः । स पुत्रपशुवृद्धिं च शरीरारोग्यमाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

evaṃ vidhiṃ yaḥ kurute puruṣo bhaktibhāvataḥ | sa putrapaśuvṛddhiṃ ca śarīrārogyamāpnuyāt

Translation

ଯେ ପୁରୁଷ ଭକ୍ତିଭାବରେ ଏହି ବିଧିକୁ ଏଭଳି ଭାବେ କରେ, ସେ ପୁତ୍ର ଓ ପଶୁଧନର ବୃଦ୍ଧି ସହ ଶରୀରର ଆରୋଗ୍ୟ ଲାଭ କରେ।

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण — adverb ‘thus/in this manner’

• vidhim: the rite/procedure
• vidhim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — masculine accusative singular

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — relative pronoun, masculine nominative singular

• kurute: performs
• kurute: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — ‘does/performs’

• puruṣaḥ: a man/person
• puruṣaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — masculine nominative singular

• bhakti-bhāvataḥ: out of devotion; with devotional feeling
• bhakti-bhāvataḥ: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भक्तेः भावः) ‘from/with the feeling of devotion’; ablative singular used adverbially

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — demonstrative pronoun, masculine nominative singular

• putra-paśu-vṛddhim: increase of sons and cattle
• putra-paśu-vṛddhim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक) + paśu (प्रातिपदिक) + vṛddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (पुत्राश्च पशवश्च) + वṛddhi ‘increase’; अर्थः ‘increase of sons and cattle’

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

• śarīra-ārogyam: bodily health
• śarīra-ārogyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarīra (प्रातिपदिक) + ārogya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शरीरस्य आरोग्यम्) — neuter accusative singular

• āpnuyāt: would obtain
• āpnuyāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √āp आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — ‘may obtain/should obtain’

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee completes the rite with folded hands; behind him, symbols of prosperity—healthy children, thriving cattle, and a serene household—appear as a phala-vision emanating from the sacred site.

Characters & Entities

• Bhūtamātṛ (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional observance aligned with prescribed rite yields worldly welfare—family prosperity and health—within a dharmic framework.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, as the setting of the rite and its promised fruits.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform the previously described Bhūtamātṛ worship-vidhi with devotion to obtain the stated benefits.