Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 31

Devanagari script

पाद्मं तत्पञ्चपञ्चाशत्सहस्राणीह पठ्यते । तत्पुराणं च यो दद्यात्सुवर्णकमलान्वितम् । ज्येष्ठे मासि तिलैर्युक्तं सोऽश्वमेधफलं लभेत्

Transliteration

pādmaṃ tatpañcapañcāśatsahasrāṇīha paṭhyate | tatpurāṇaṃ ca yo dadyātsuvarṇakamalānvitam | jyeṣṭhe māsi tilairyuktaṃ so'śvamedhaphalaṃ labhet

Translation

ที่นี่ “ปัทมะปุราณะ” สาธยายกันเป็นห้าหมื่นห้าพันคาถา ผู้ใดถวายปุราณะนั้นพร้อมดอกบัวทอง และถวายงาดำในเดือนเชษฐะ ผู้นั้นย่อมได้บุญเสมอพิธีอัศวเมธะยัญญะ

Word by Word

• पाद्मम्: the Pādma (Purāṇa)
• पाद्मम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाद्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative singular (name of Purāṇa)

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Determiner/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — ‘that’ (referring to Pādma)

• पञ्च-पञ्चाशत्-सहस्राणि: fifty-five thousand
• पञ्च-पञ्चाशत्-सहस्राणि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या) + पञ्चाशत् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — numeral compound ‘fifty-five thousands’ (55,000) qualifying (श्लोकाः/संख्याः implied)

• इह: here
• इह: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (देशवाचक) — ‘here/in this (tradition)’

• पठ्यते: is recited
• पठ्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पठ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, कर्मणि प्रयोग, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Present passive ‘is recited/read’

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative ‘that’

• पुराणम्: Purāṇa
• पुराणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय) — ‘and’

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘who’

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — ‘should give’

• सुवर्ण-कमल-अन्वितम्: accompanied by golden lotuses
• सुवर्ण-कमल-अन्वितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुवर्ण (प्रातिपदिक) + कमल (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — ‘accompanied with golden lotuses’ qualifying पुराणम् (दान-वस्तु)

• ज्येष्ठे: in (the month of) Jyeṣṭha
• ज्येष्ठे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — Locative singular ‘in Jyeṣṭha (month)’

• मासि: in the month
• मासि: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन — Locative singular ‘in the month’

• तिलैः: with sesame (seeds)
• तिलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन — Instrumental plural ‘with sesame seeds’

• युक्तम्: accompanied (with)
• युक्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √युज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त) / युक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — ‘endowed/combined’ qualifying (दानम्/पुराणम्)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘he’

• अश्वमेध-फलम्: the fruit of the Aśvamedha sacrifice
• अश्वमेध-फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वमेध (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — Accusative singular ‘fruit/result of Aśvamedha’

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Optative ‘would obtain’

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) — deduced from Purāṇic māhātmya narration style within Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee presents the Padma Purāṇa to a learned brāhmaṇa/ācārya, with golden lotus emblems and sesame offerings; a ritual setting suggests Jyeṣṭha observance; a subtle horse-sacrifice iconography appears as a merit metaphor.

Characters & Entities

• Pādma Purāṇa
• Aśvamedha
• Jyeṣṭha (month)
• Tilā (sesame)
• Suvarṇa-kamala (golden lotus)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Scriptural charity (Purāṇa-dāna) performed with devotion and proper accompaniments yields extraordinary merit, comparable to major Vedic sacrifices.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The teaching occurs in the Prabhāsa-kṣetra context (Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa, Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya), praising dharma performed in/through this sacred field.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Gifting the Pādma Purāṇa along with golden lotuses and sesame offerings specifically in the month of Jyeṣṭha.