Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 29

Devanagari script

ततोऽसौ प्रददौ तस्मै गृह्ण मे कुण्डले द्विज । उवाच यत्नमास्थाय नीयतां द्विजसत्तम

Transliteration

tato'sau pradadau tasmai gṛhṇa me kuṇḍale dvija | uvāca yatnamāsthāya nīyatāṃ dvijasattama

Translation

แล้วนางก็ยื่นให้เขา พลางกล่าวว่า “ดูก่อนพราหมณ์ จงรับตุ้มหูของเราเถิด ด้วยความระมัดระวังอย่างยิ่ง โอ้ทวิชผู้ประเสริฐ จงนำไปเถิด”

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Temporal adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of sequence)

• असौ: that person (she/he)
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रददौ: gave
• प्रददौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• तस्मै: to him
• तस्मै: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• गृह्ण: take!
• गृह्ण: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद; छान्दस/वैकल्पिक रूप for ‘गृहाण’

• मे: my/from me
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-एकवचन (Genitive/Dative singular; enclitic)

• कुण्डले: the two earrings
• कुण्डले: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुण्डल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), द्विवचन (Dual)

• द्विज: O Brahmin
• द्विज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• यत्नम्: effort/care
• यत्नम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• आस्थाय: having undertaken/with care
• आस्थाय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-स्था (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्/क्त्वा-समकक्ष अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वक्रिया

• नीयताम्: let (them) be taken/led
• नीयताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive): ‘let it be taken’

• द्विजसत्तम: O best of Brahmins
• द्विजसत्तम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Madayantī (reported within Vasiṣṭha’s narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A noble woman solemnly hands over a pair of shining earrings to a venerable brāhmaṇa, instructing him to carry them away carefully; attendants and a palace threshold suggest urgency and secrecy.

Characters & Entities

• Madayantī
• Dvija (brāhmaṇa)
• Kuṇḍale

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

When a gift supports dharma, it should be given responsibly—and the receiver must safeguard it with diligence for the sacred purpose.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is praised in this verse; it continues the Arbuda-khaṇḍa account.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No formal ritual is stated; the verse implies dharmic dāna (rightful giving) and careful custody.