Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 56

Devanagari script

तावद्भवनमद्राक्षमदग्धमिव सुस्थितम् । अधुना देवपूजांते प्रसादं लब्धुमागता

Transliteration

tāvadbhavanamadrākṣamadagdhamiva susthitam | adhunā devapūjāṃte prasādaṃ labdhumāgatā

Translation

அப்போது அந்த இல்லம் உறுதியாக நின்றதை கண்டேன்; அது எரியாததுபோல் இருந்தது. இப்போது தேவபூஜையின் முடிவில், பிரசாதம் பெற நான் வந்தேன்.

Word by Word

• तावत्: then/at that time
• तावत्: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तावत् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: परिमाण/कालवाचक-अव्यय (so much/so long/then)

• भवनम्: house
• भवनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भवन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अद्राक्षम्: I saw
• अद्राक्षम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अदग्धम्: unburnt
• अदग्धम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दह् (धातु) → दग्ध (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: नञ्-समास/निषेध-उपपदपूर्वक; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Acc), एकवचन; ‘न दग्धम्’

• इव: as if
• इव: Sambandha (Comparison/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमार्थक-अव्यय

• सुस्थितम्: well-standing / intact
• सुस्थितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग) + स्था (धातु) → सुस्थित (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Acc), एकवचन; ‘well-set/standing well’

• अधुना: now
• अधुना: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधुना (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (now)

• देवपूजान्ते: at the end of the worship of the deity
• देवपूजान्ते: Adhikarana (Locus/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजा (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (देवस्य पूजायाः अन्ते)

• प्रसादम्: grace / boon
• प्रसादम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• लब्धुम्: to obtain
• लब्धुम्: Prayojana (Purpose/प्रयोजन)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु) → लब्धुम् (तुमुन्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तुमुनन्त (infinitive); ‘to obtain’

• आगता: (she) came
• आगता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु) → आगत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Śabarī (the Śabara’s wife)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A house stands intact amid signs of prior danger; the devotee approaches a shrine/altar at the end of worship to receive prasāda, hands cupped, eyes lowered in reverence.

Characters & Entities

• Śabarī
• Deva (implied deity)
• Prasāda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worship culminates in prasāda—divine favor received with humility; grace can ‘restore’ what seems lost.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No explicit tīrtha is named; the verse highlights the devotional act of pūjā and receiving prasāda.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Deva-pūjā (worship) and receiving prasāda at its conclusion are implied as devotional practice.