Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 180

Devanagari script

अभयं सर्वजंतूनां दानं देवि मम प्रियम् । सत्यं तपः समाख्यातं परदारविवर्जनम्

Transliteration

abhayaṃ sarvajaṃtūnāṃ dānaṃ devi mama priyam | satyaṃ tapaḥ samākhyātaṃ paradāravivarjanam

Translation

โอ้เทวี การประทานอภัยะ (ความปลอดภัยไร้ความหวาดกลัว) แก่สรรพสัตว์ทั้งปวง เป็นทานอันเป็นที่รักของเรา ความสัตย์ถูกประกาศว่าเป็นตบะ และการเว้นจากคู่ครองของผู้อื่นคือสังยมหรือการสำรวมที่แท้จริง

Word by Word

• abhayam: fearlessness; safety
• abhayam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular)

• sarvajantūnām: of all creatures
• sarvajantūnām: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + jantu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Plural)

• dānam: gift; charity
• dānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular)

• devi: O goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Vocative, Singular)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Genitive, Singular)

• priyam: dear; beloved
• priyam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: priya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular); विशेषण (adjectival)

• satyam: truth
• satyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: satya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• tapaḥ: austerity; penance
• tapaḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• samākhyātam: declared; called
• samākhyātam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-√khyā (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• paradāra-vivarjanam: avoidance of others' wives
• paradāra-vivarjanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक) + dāra (प्रातिपदिक) + vi-√vṛj (धातु) + lyuṭ/ana (कृत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (paradārāṇām vivarjanam)

Speaker

Śaṅkara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva teaches Devī: the ‘offering’ is protection of creatures, truthfulness, and restraint; imagery can show a devotee sheltering animals/people, a truthful vow gesture, and a restrained ascetic posture—set against the sacred Prabhāsa landscape.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Śaṅkara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva values compassion and protection of life, truthfulness, and sexual restraint as core dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instruction occurs within the Vastrāpatha-kṣetra Māhātmya (Prabhāsa region).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Charity is defined as giving safety/fearlessness; austerity is defined as truth and restraint.