Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 126

Devanagari script

पंचभिर्विपुलं धान्यं षड्भिरायुर्बलं यशः । सप्तमण्डलतारी स्यान्मंडलाधिपतिर्नरः

Transliteration

paṃcabhirvipulaṃ dhānyaṃ ṣaḍbhirāyurbalaṃ yaśaḥ | saptamaṇḍalatārī syānmaṃḍalādhipatirnaraḥ

Translation

ஐந்து (மண்டல) செய்தால் மிகுந்த தானியம் கிடைக்கும்; ஆறால் ஆயுள், வலிமை, புகழ் பெறுவான். ஏழால் ‘சப்தமண்டல-தாரி’ ஆகி மண்டலாதிபதி போல் உயர்வடைவான்.

Word by Word

• paṃcabhiḥ: with five
• paṃcabhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañcan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया बहुवचनम् (instrumental plural); संख्यावाचक

• vipulam: abundant
• vipulam: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vipula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्; धान्यं इति विशेषणम्

• dhānyam: grain
• dhānyam: Karma (Object attained)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhānya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्

• ṣaḍbhiḥ: with six
• ṣaḍbhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṣ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया बहुवचनम् (instrumental plural)

• āyuḥ: lifespan
• āyuḥ: Karma (Object attained)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āyus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्

• balam: strength
• balam: Karma (Object attained)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्

• yaśaḥ: fame
• yaśaḥ: Karma (Object attained)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yaśas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्

• saptamaṇḍalatārī: one who crosses the seven circles/realms
• saptamaṇḍalatārī: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sapta (प्रातिपदिक) + maṇḍala (प्रातिपदिक) + tārī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (sapta-maṇḍalān tārati iti)

• syāt: would be
• syāt: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस्)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• maṇḍalādhipatiḥ: lord of a circle/region
• maṇḍalādhipatiḥ: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṇḍala (प्रातिपदिक) + adhipati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (maṇḍalasya adhipatiḥ)

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Not specified in excerpt.

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Seven successive vow-circles are shown as concentric rings around a shrine; with each completion, symbols appear—granaries, a strong body, a fame-banner, and finally a coronation as maṇḍalādhipati.

Characters & Entities

• maṇḍala
• Ravi (Sūrya) (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic worship is linked to both sustenance and social order: devotion yields personal vitality and even the stability associated with rulership.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the māhātmya promises these graded fruits.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Continuing the counted observance up to seven (contextually the maṇḍala-making/worship), yielding progressively higher rewards.