Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

हिरण्यं तत्र दातव्यं ब्राह्मणे वेदपारगे । पूजयित्वा विधानेन सम्यक्तत्पुरुषाणुना

Transliteration

hiraṇyaṃ tatra dātavyaṃ brāhmaṇe vedapārage | pūjayitvā vidhānena samyaktatpuruṣāṇunā

Translation

அங்கே வேதங்களில் தேர்ந்த பிராமணருக்கு பொன் தானம் அளிக்க வேண்டும்—விதிப்படி வழிபாடு செய்து, சம்யக் தத்புருஷ அனுமந்திரத்துடன்.

Word by Word

• हिरण्यम्: gold
• हिरण्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हिरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adverbial (Deśa/देश)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• दातव्यम्: should be given
• दातव्यम्: Kriya (Obligation/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—तव्यत् (gerundive/obligatory), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विधेयार्थः ‘is to be given/should be given’

• ब्राह्मणे: to/for a brāhmaṇa
• ब्राह्मणे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; अधिकरणे (in/for a brāhmaṇa)

• वेद-पारगे: versed in the Veda
• वेद-पारगे: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वेद (प्रातिपदिक) + पारग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—वेदस्य पारगः (versed in the Veda) (as adjective to ब्राह्मणे)

• पूजयित्वा: having worshipped
• पूजयित्वा: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः; ‘having worshipped’

• विधानेन: according to the rite
• विधानेन: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; करणार्थे (by/according to the prescribed rite)

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Adverbial (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• तत्पुरुष-अणुना: with the Tatpuruṣa-aṇu (ritual element)
• तत्पुरुष-अणुना: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तत्पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक) + अणु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—तत्पुरुषस्य अणुः/अणुना; (पाठभेद/दुर्लभप्रयोगः) ‘with the Tatpuruṣa-aṇu (a specific ritual element/mantra/measure)’

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (contextual attribution)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kapālīśvara at Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Interlocutor within the māhātmya dialogue

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A priest completes Śiva worship; the pilgrim offers a small pouch or plate of gold to a serene, Veda-versed Brāhmaṇa; mantra recitation indicated by hand gestures and sacred thread; temple lamps and offerings remain before the liṅga.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa
• Veda
• Tatpuruṣa (mantra)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worship is completed and stabilized by dāna—supporting Vedic learning and channeling devotion into dharmic generosity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, in the context of Kapālīśvara worship and its prescribed observances.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform pūjā according to vidhi, chant/recite the Tatpuruṣa anu-mantra, and give gold in charity to a Veda-versed Brāhmaṇa.