Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 113

Devanagari script

मोदते च कुलं सर्वं सर्वसिद्धिप्रपूरितम् । मोदकानां प्रदानेन एवमाह पितामहः

Transliteration

modate ca kulaṃ sarvaṃ sarvasiddhiprapūritam | modakānāṃ pradānena evamāha pitāmahaḥ

Translation

மோதக தானத்தின் பயனால் எல்லாச் சித்திகளாலும் நிறைந்த முழுக் குலமும் மகிழ்கிறது—என்று பிதாமஹன் (பிரம்மா) உரைத்தார்।

Word by Word

• मोदते: rejoices
• मोदते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Present Indicative, Atmanepada, 3rd Person, Singular

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

• कुलम्: the family
• कुलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular

• सर्वम्: entire
• सर्वम्: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular; विशेषण (qualifying कुलम्)

• सर्वसिद्धिप्रपूरितम्: filled with all accomplishments
• सर्वसिद्धिप्रपूरितम्: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + सिद्धि + प्रपूरित (कृदन्त; √पॄ/पूर् + क्त)
• Form: तत्पुरुषसमास (सर्वाः सिद्धयः येन प्रपूरितम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular; विशेषण (qualifying कुलम्)

• मोदकानाम्: of modakas (sweet dumplings)
• मोदकानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन — Masculine, Genitive (6th), Plural

• प्रदानेन: by the giving
• प्रदानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन — Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Singular

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• आह: said
• आह: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अह्/√ब्रू (धातु; परोक्षभूत-रूप)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Perfect, Parasmaipada, 3rd Person, Singular

• पितामहः: the grandsire (Brahmā)
• पितामहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितामह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular

Speaker

Skanda (narrating; cites Pitāmaha/Brahmā as authority)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (implied by surrounding address in the sequence)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At Prabhāsa, devotees offer plates of modakas as prasāda; Brahmā (Pitāmaha) is envisioned proclaiming the fruit of the gift, while families rejoice in auspicious prosperity.

Characters & Entities

• Sāvitrī
• Pitāmaha (Brahmā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Generous giving—especially food charity—leads to collective well-being and ‘siddhi’ understood as auspicious success in dharma-guided life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, as the setting where these offerings are taught and their fruits proclaimed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The giving of modakas is prescribed, with the stated fruit of family joy and attainment of auspicious successes.