Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

सुखसौभाग्यसंपन्नस्तदा भवति रूपवान् । सर्वकामसमृद्धात्मा मोदते दिवि देववत्

Transliteration

sukhasaubhāgyasaṃpannastadā bhavati rūpavān | sarvakāmasamṛddhātmā modate divi devavat

Translation

அப்போது அவன் இன்பமும் நல்வாழ்வும் நிறைந்தவனாக, அழகுடையவனாக ஆகிறான்; எல்லா விருப்பங்களும் நிறைவேறி, விண்ணில் தேவரைப் போல மகிழ்கிறான்.

Word by Word

• sukha-saubhāgya-saṃpannaḥ: endowed with happiness and good fortune
• sukha-saubhāgya-saṃpannaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sukha (प्रातिपदिक) + saubhāgya (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃpanna (कृदन्त; √pad/√pād with सम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषसमासः (सुखेन/सुखस्य च सौभाग्यस्य च संपन्नः = endowed with happiness and good fortune)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb)

• bhavati: becomes, is
• bhavati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd sg.)

• rūpavān: handsome, possessing beauty
• rūpavān: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rūpa-vat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive adj.)

• sarva-kāma-samṛddha-ātmā: whose being is fulfilled with all desires
• sarva-kāma-samṛddha-ātmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + samṛddha (कृदन्त; √ṛdh with सम्) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘यस्य आत्मा सर्वकामैः समृद्धः’ (whose self is fulfilled with all desires)

• modate: rejoices
• modate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: mud (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (3rd sg.)

• divi: in heaven
• divi: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: div (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (द्यौः), सप्तमी, एकवचन (loc. sg.)

• devavat: like a god
• devavat: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: deva-vat (अव्यय/तद्धितान्त)
• Form: तद्धितान्त-अव्यय (वत्-प्रत्यय), उपमानवाचक (comparative adverb)

Speaker

Unknown (continuation of Rāhvīśvara Māhātmya; likely Īśvara/Śiva to Devī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (darśana of Jagaddīpa-liṅga)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee, blessed after darśana, is shown radiant and fortunate; the scene transitions to a celestial court where he rejoices like a deva, garlanded and luminous.

Characters & Entities

• Svarga (divi)
• Devas (devavat)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred-site devotion is framed as dharmic prosperity: joy, fortune, fulfillment, and elevated posthumous states.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rāhvīśvara in Prabhāsakṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, worship/darśana leading to puṇya; no distinct rite beyond devotion is specified in this verse.