Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

ददौ त्वां प्रथमं मह्यं सतीनामेति कीर्तिताम् । ददौ दश च धर्माय श्रद्धा मेधा धृतिः क्षमा

Transliteration

dadau tvāṃ prathamaṃ mahyaṃ satīnāmeti kīrtitām | dadau daśa ca dharmāya śraddhā medhā dhṛtiḥ kṣamā

Translation

ਉਸ ਨੇ ਤੈਨੂੰ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਦਿੱਤਾ, ਜੋ ਸਤੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਪ੍ਰਸਿੱਧ ਹੈ। ਅਤੇ ਉਸ ਨੇ ਦਸ ਧੀਆਂ ਧਰਮ ਨੂੰ ਦਿੱਤੀਆਂ—ਸ਼੍ਰੱਧਾ, ਮੇਧਾ, ਧ੍ਰਿਤੀ, ਖ਼ਸ਼ਮਾ ਆਦਿ।

Word by Word

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रथमम्: first
• प्रथमम्: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (ordinal adverb)

• मह्यम्: to me
• मह्यम्: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन

• सतीनाम्: of the Satīs (virtuous wives)
• सतीनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/निगमनार्थक (quotative particle)

• कीर्तिताम्: called/celebrated as
• कीर्तिताम्: Karma (Object complement/कर्मपूरक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कीर्तित (कृदन्त; √कीर्त्/कीर्ति- from √कीर्तय्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle)

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दश: ten
• दश: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशन्/दश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्द; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative) बहुवचनार्थे (ten as number)

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

• धर्माय: to Dharma
• धर्माय: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन

• श्रद्धा: Śraddhā (faith)
• श्रद्धा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मेधा: Medhā (intelligence)
• मेधा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• धृतिः: Dhṛti (steadfastness)
• धृतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• क्षमा: Kṣamā (forbearance)
• क्षमा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dakṣa gives Devī (Satī) first to Śiva; then gives daughters to Dharma, personified as radiant women embodying virtues like Śraddhā, Medhā, Dhṛti, Kṣamā.

Characters & Entities

• Dakṣa
• Śiva
• Satī (as Devī’s earlier identity implied)
• Dharma
• Śraddhā
• Medhā
• Dhṛti
• Kṣamā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is upheld through ordered cosmic relationships; virtues like faith, intelligence, steadfastness, and forbearance are personified as Dharma’s powers.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not directly; this genealogy serves the broader Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya narrative explaining a local manifestation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.