Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

न सीदेत्प्रतिगृह्णानः पृथिवीमनुसागराम् । नास्ति किंचिन्महादेवि दुष्कृतं ब्राह्मणस्य तु

Transliteration

na sīdetpratigṛhṇānaḥ pṛthivīmanusāgarām | nāsti kiṃcinmahādevi duṣkṛtaṃ brāhmaṇasya tu

Translation

Kahit tumanggap siya ng (mga handog) sa buong daigdig hanggang sa mga karagatan, hindi siya lulubog sa kapahamakan. Sapagkat, O Mahādevī, walang anumang masamang gawa na kumakapit sa isang brāhmaṇa (na may gayong biyaya).

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• सीदेत्: should sink/fail
• सीदेत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √सद् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; English: optative 3rd sg 'should sink/fall'

• प्रतिगृह्णानः: one who accepts (gifts)
• प्रतिगृह्णानः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमान-कृदन्त (शानच्/आनच्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तरि; English: present middle participle nominative singular 'accepting (a gift)'

• पृथिवीम्: the earth
• पृथिवीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथिवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; English: feminine accusative singular

• अनुसागराम्: together with the oceans
• अनुसागराम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययीभावः—अनु सागरम्/सागरैः सह (idiomatically 'with the oceans'); विशेषणम् (पृथिवीम्); English: feminine accusative singular, avyayibhava compound

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• अस्ति: there is
• अस्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; English: present indicative 3rd sg

• किञ्चित्: anything
• किञ्चित्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: किञ्चित् (सर्वनाम/अव्ययप्राय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; अत्र प्रथमा (अस्ति इति सह); English: neuter nominative singular 'anything'

• महादेवि: O Mahādevī
• महादेवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेवी (प्रातिपदिक; संबोधन)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, संबोधन, एकवचन; English: vocative singular 'O Mahādevī'

• दुष्कृतम्: evil deed/sin
• दुष्कृतम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुष्कृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; English: neuter nominative singular

• ब्राह्मणस्य: of a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मणस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; English: masculine genitive singular

• तु: indeed/however
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphasis/contrast)

Speaker

Śiva (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene Prabhāsa tīrtha setting: learned brāhmaṇa seated in contemplation, receiving offerings without attachment; behind, the sea-horizon and a Śiva-liṅga shrine suggest the kṣetra’s sanctity; donors approach with folded hands.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādevī
• Brāhmaṇa
• Pṛthivī
• Sāgara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The text extols the spiritual power of the brāhmaṇa ideal—rooted in purity and tapas—suggesting it prevents downfall even amid worldly dealings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where dharma is taught as part of the site’s sanctifying narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite; the verse supports disciplined dāna norms and the ideal of spiritual purity.