Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

सत्यवान्रंतिदेवस्य शिष्यो दानगुणैः समः । ब्रह्मण्यः सत्यवादी च शिबिरौशीनरो यथा

Transliteration

satyavānraṃtidevasya śiṣyo dānaguṇaiḥ samaḥ | brahmaṇyaḥ satyavādī ca śibirauśīnaro yathā

Translation

సత్యవాన్ రంతిదేవుని శిష్యుడు; దానగుణాలలో అతనితో సమానుడు. అతడు బ్రాహ్మణభక్తుడు, సత్యవాది—ఉశీనరపుత్రుడు శిబిలాగా।

Word by Word

• सत्यवान्: Satyavan
• सत्यवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य + वत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• रंतिदेवस्य: of Rantideva
• रंतिदेवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रंतिदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• शिष्यः: disciple
• शिष्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिष्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• दानगुणैः: by virtues of generosity
• दानगुणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान + गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (‘दानस्य गुणाः’ = virtues of giving)

• समः: equal
• समः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (सत्यवान्/शिष्यः इति)

• ब्रह्मण्यः: devoted to Brahmins/sacred duty
• ब्रह्मण्यः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्मण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘ब्रह्मणि साधुः/ब्राह्मणप्रियः’

• सत्यवादी: truthful speaker
• सत्यवादी: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य + वादिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (‘सत्यं वदति’)

• च: and
• च: Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-निपात (conjunction)

• शिबिरौशीनरः: Śibi Auśīnara
• शिबिरौशीनरः: Upamana (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिबिर + औशीनर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (शिबिरः औशीनरः = Śibi of the Uśīnara lineage)

• यथा: as, like
• यथा: Comparison marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान-प्रदर्शक-अव्यय (comparative particle)

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narration within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (Primary interlocutor not specified in excerpt)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A noble prince stands respectfully before sages/brāhmaṇas, offering gifts; behind him a subtle vision of Rantideva as guru; the aura is dignified and devotional.

Characters & Entities

• Satyavān
• Rantideva
• Śibi (Rauśīnara/Uśīnara)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True nobility is measured by charity, truthfulness, and reverence for Dharma and Brahmins.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader frame is Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), whose Māhātmya narrates Dharma-filled exemplars.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed here; the verse extols dāna (charitable giving) and satya (truth).