Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

एष प्रभावो राजर्षे सक्तुदानस्य कीर्त्तितः । महेश्वरस्य माहात्म्यं सत्यं चापि प्रकीर्त्तितम्

Transliteration

eṣa prabhāvo rājarṣe saktudānasya kīrttitaḥ | maheśvarasya māhātmyaṃ satyaṃ cāpi prakīrttitam

Translation

โอ้ราชฤๅษี ดังนี้อานุภาพแห่งสักตุทานได้ถูกประกาศแล้ว และมหิมาแห่งพระมหेशวร—พร้อมทั้งความจริงแท้ของเรื่องนี้—ก็ได้ถูกกล่าวไว้ด้วย

Word by Word

• एषः: this
• एषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रभावः: power/effect
• प्रभावः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• राजर्षे: O royal sage
• राजर्षे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजर्षि (प्रातिपदिक; राजा + ऋषि)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (राजा च ऋषिः)

• सक्तुदानस्य: of the saktu-donation
• सक्तुदानस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सक्तुदान (प्रातिपदिक; सक्तु + दान)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सक्तूनां दानम्)

• कीर्तितः: has been proclaimed
• कीर्तितः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कीर्तित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √कीर्त्/कीर्तय्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP) प्रयोगः, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे (has been proclaimed)

• महेश्वरस्य: of Maheshvara (Śiva)
• महेश्वरस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महेश्वर (प्रातिपदिक; महा + ईश्वर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारय (महान् ईश्वरः)

• माहात्म्यम्: greatness, glory
• माहात्म्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सत्यम्: true
• सत्यम्: Karta-anvayi (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying माहात्म्यम्)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय

• अपि: also
• अपि: Nipata (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/अप्यर्थ (also)

• प्रकीर्तितम्: has been proclaimed
• प्रकीर्तितम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रकीर्तित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √कीर्त्/कीर्तय्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (PPP) प्रयोगः, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे (has been proclaimed)

Speaker

Pulastya (addressing the king-sage, i.e., Yayāti in this dialogue context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa (Somnātha/Śaiva sphere)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājarṣi (royal sage)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pulastya concludes the episode, addressing a royal sage: the power of saktu-dāna is proclaimed, alongside Maheśvara’s greatness and the truthfulness of the account; a Śiva-linga or Somnātha-like shrine may be shown as the theological anchor.

Characters & Entities

• Pulastya
• Maheśvara (Śiva)
• Rājarṣi (royal sage)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Charity at a sacred place culminates in Śiva-centered devotion; the Purāṇa frames such results as truthful and authoritative māhātmya.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Arbuda tīrtha milieu is being celebrated; the verse summarizes the māhātmya rather than naming a new site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The meritorious practice highlighted is saktudāna—offering parched flour—as a dhārmic act connected to Śiva’s greatness.