Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 78

Devanagari script

त्वयाऽहं पूजितो हृष्टो न वित्तैर्मे प्रयोजनम् । हृष्टोऽहं तव राज्येन यज्ञैर्दानैर्व्रतैस्तथा

Transliteration

tvayā'haṃ pūjito hṛṣṭo na vittairme prayojanam | hṛṣṭo'haṃ tava rājyena yajñairdānairvrataistathā

Translation

ท่านได้บูชาข้าพเจ้าแล้ว ข้าพเจ้าปลื้มปีติ; ข้าพเจ้าไม่ต้องการทรัพย์สินใด ๆ ข้าพเจ้าชื่นชมยินดีในราชธรรมของท่าน และในยัญญะ ทาน และวรตะทั้งหลายด้วย

Word by Word

• tvayā: by you
• tvayā: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• pūjitaḥ: (having been) worshipped
• pūjitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय, past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• hṛṣṭaḥ: pleased, delighted
• hṛṣṭaḥ: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Sentence particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निषेध (negation particle)

• vittaiḥ: with wealth
• vittaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vitta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• me: for me / my
• me: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• prayojanam: need, purpose
• prayojanam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prayojana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• hṛṣṭaḥ: pleased
• hṛṣṭaḥ: Samānādhikaraṇa (Apposition/समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• rājyena: by/with (your) kingdom
• rājyena: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• yajñaiḥ: with sacrifices
• yajñaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• dānaiḥ: with gifts
• dānaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• vrataiḥ: with vows
• vrataiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• tathā: also/likewise
• tathā: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/प्रकार (adverb: 'thus/also')

Speaker

Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A deity (or divine messenger) addresses King Bali, accepting his worship yet declaring no need for wealth; emphasis on regal dharma—yajña fires, gifts, and vow-observance surrounding the king.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Bali
• Yajña
• Dāna
• Vrata

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest offering is sincere honor and dharmic living; wealth is secondary to righteous governance, sacrifice, charity, and vows.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is situated within the Vastrāpathakṣetra-māhātmya of Prabhāsa, where dharmic virtues are celebrated as part of the site’s sacred narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It endorses the triad of yajña (sacrifice), dāna (charity), and vrata (vows) as dharmic supports, though without a specific procedure.