Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 108

Devanagari script

किं पुनर्भक्तिसंयुक्ता मानवाः सत्यवादिनः । मनस्विनो महाभागाः श्रद्धावंतो विचक्षणाः

Transliteration

kiṃ punarbhaktisaṃyuktā mānavāḥ satyavādinaḥ | manasvino mahābhāgāḥ śraddhāvaṃto vicakṣaṇāḥ

Translation

Lalo pa kaya ang mga taong may bhakti—tapat magsalita, matatag ang loob, pinagpala, puspos ng pananampalataya at may pag-unawa—gaano kalaki ang kanilang magiging gantimpala!

Word by Word

• किम्: what (then)
• किम्: Sambandha (Interrogative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: किम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रश्नार्थक-अव्यय (interrogative particle)

• पुनः: again/more so
• पुनः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• भक्तिसंयुक्ताः: endowed with devotion
• भक्तिसंयुक्ताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुक्त (सम्-√युज्, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण

• मानवाः: people
• मानवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• सत्यवादिनः: truth-speaking
• सत्यवादिनः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वादिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण

• मनस्विनः: high-minded
• मनस्विनः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनस्विन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण

• महाभागाः: greatly fortunate
• महाभागाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण

• श्रद्धावन्तः: faithful
• श्रद्धावन्तः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक) + वन्त् (मतुप्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); मतुप्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive) विशेषण

• विचक्षणाः: discerning, wise
• विचक्षणाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषण

Speaker

Pulastya (contextual continuation of the dialogue in Arbuda Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kapilā-tīrtha

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of pilgrims—calm, devoted, and dignified—standing by the sacred water with folded hands; their faces show faith and discernment, contrasting with the earlier scene of animals drinking.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion, truthfulness, faith, and discernment greatly intensify spiritual merit beyond ordinary acts.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse functions as a general dharmic praise within the Arbuda Khaṇḍa context rather than naming a specific tīrtha in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific ritual is prescribed here; it extols inner virtues—bhakti, satya, and śraddhā—as merit-multipliers.