Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

ततस्तृप्ताश्च ते विप्रा ब्राह्मणा विगतक्षुधः । आशीर्वादं ददुः सर्वे ब्राह्मणाः शंसित व्रताः

Transliteration

tatastṛptāśca te viprā brāhmaṇā vigatakṣudhaḥ | āśīrvādaṃ daduḥ sarve brāhmaṇāḥ śaṃsita vratāḥ

Translation

ครั้นแล้วพราหมณ์ผู้เป็นวิปรทั้งหลายอิ่มเอม หมดสิ้นความหิว และพราหมณ์ทั้งปวงผู้เลื่องชื่อในวัตรและวินัย ต่างประทานพรชัยมงคล

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदनन्तर (thereupon/then)

• तृप्ताः: satisfied
• तृप्ताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृप् (धातु) → तृप्त (कृदन्त; क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (ते विप्राः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• ते: those/they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• विप्राः: Brahmins
• विप्राः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विप्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन; अप्पोजिशन (ते)

• ब्राह्मणाः: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन; पुनरुक्ति/विशेषणार्थ (same referent)

• विगतक्षुधः: free from hunger
• विगतक्षुधः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विगत (वि-गम् धातु; क्त) + क्षुध्/क्षुधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि (विगता क्षुधा येषाम्)

• आशीर्वादम्: blessing
• आशीर्वादम्: Karman (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आशीर्वाद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया; एकवचन

• ददुः: gave
• ददुः: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परोक्शभूत/Perfect); प्रथमपुरुष; बहुवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन; विशेषण (ब्राह्मणाः)

• ब्राह्मणाः: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन

• शंसितव्रताः: of praised vows
• शंसितव्रताः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शंसित (शंस् धातु; क्त) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा; बहुवचन; बहुव्रीहि (शंसितं/प्रशस्तं व्रतं येषाम्)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (contextual attribution)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After the meal, the brāhmaṇas raise their hands in blessing (āśīrvāda-mudrā), faces serene; the host figures stand respectfully, the sea and sky calm behind them.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Blessings flow naturally from satisfied, disciplined holy persons; honoring them is portrayed as spiritually potent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where interactions with brāhmaṇas and devas are narrated as part of the Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Feeding brāhmaṇas and receiving their blessings is implied as a dhārmic practice.