Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

प्रतापमुकुटो दृष्ट्वा प्रसन्नहृदयोऽभवत् । दत्त्वा वहुधनान्ग्रामान्समीपेऽस्थापयत्तदा

Transliteration

pratāpamukuṭo dṛṣṭvā prasannahṛdayo'bhavat | dattvā vahudhanāngrāmānsamīpe'sthāpayattadā

Translation

ครั้นเห็นดังนั้น ประตาปมกุฏะก็ปลาบปลื้มยินดีในดวงใจ แล้วได้ถวายบ้านเมืองและหมู่บ้านอันมั่งคั่งเป็นอันมาก และให้เขาพำนักอยู่ใกล้พระองค์

Word by Word

• प्रतापमुकुटः: (he) the crown of valor (i.e., very illustrious one)
• प्रतापमुकुटः: Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रताप-मुकुट (प्रातिपदिक; मुकुट)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (प्रतापस्य मुकुटः)

• दृष्ट्वा: having seen
• दृष्ट्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial to main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having seen’

• प्रसन्नहृदयः: with a pleased heart
• प्रसन्नहृदयः: Karta (कर्ता) विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रसन्न-हृदय (प्रातिपदिक; हृदय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (प्रसन्नं हृदयं यस्य)

• अभवत्: became / was
• अभवत्: Kriya (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund), ‘having given’

• बहुधनान्: rich (having much wealth)
• बहुधनान्: Karma (कर्म) विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु-धन (प्रातिपदिक; धन)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (बहु धनं येषां ते)

• ग्रामान्: villages
• ग्रामान्: Karma (कर्म/Direct object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्राम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• समीपे: near
• समीपे: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: समीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (Adverb/Locative sense): ‘near(by)’

• अस्थापयत्: placed / stationed
• अस्थापयत्: Kriya (मुख्यक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच् (Causative) प्रयोगः; परस्मैपद

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla (काल/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (Temporal adverb)

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Setukṣetra (Setu)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king (Pratāpamukuṭa) with softened, joyful face grants prosperous villages and settles the beneficiary close to his court; attendants record gifts; a sacred landscape aura suggests Setu-kṣetra’s sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Pratāpamukuṭa
• dvija-putra (recipient, implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Gratitude expressed through dāna strengthens dharma: prosperity is sanctified when used to honor virtue.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Setu (Setubandha/Rāmeśvaram) underlies the Setukhaṇḍa setting; the verse emphasizes ethical kingship rather than a site-description.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Grāma-dāna (donation of villages/land) is indicated as a meritorious royal gift.