Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 111

Devanagari script

वधूभिश्च सुतैश्चैव दासीदासैरनन्तकैः । पूरितं च कुलं तस्याः पूरिका या प्रयच्छति

Transliteration

vadhūbhiśca sutaiścaiva dāsīdāsairanantakaiḥ | pūritaṃ ca kulaṃ tasyāḥ pūrikā yā prayacchati

Translation

جو عورت پُورِکا (میٹھی بھری روٹی/کیک) دان کرتی ہے، اس کا خاندان بہوؤں اور بیٹوں سے، اور بے شمار لونڈیوں اور خادموں سے بھر جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• वधूभिः: by/with daughters-in-law
• वधूभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वधू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Feminine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• सुतैः: by/with sons
• सुतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (particle of emphasis)

• दासीदासैः: by/with female and male servants
• दासीदासैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दासी + दास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्वसमास; पुंलिङ्ग (समाहार/पुंवद्भाव), तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Dvandva compound, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• अनन्तकैः: countless
• अनन्तकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनन्तक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural; विशेषण (qualifying दासीदासैः)

• पूरितम्: filled
• पूरितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूरित (कृदन्त; √पॄ/पूर् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक निपात (conjunction)

• कुलम्: family/lineage
• कुलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular

• तस्याः: of her
• तस्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन — Feminine, Genitive (6th), Singular

• पूरिका: (she) who gives pūrikā (a cake)
• पूरिका: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूरिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular

• या: who
• या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative (1st), Singular; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• प्रयच्छति: gives/bestows
• प्रयच्छति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √यम् (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Present Indicative, Parasmaipada, 3rd Person, Singular

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A donor offers pūrikās at Prabhāsa; the resulting phala is depicted as a bustling, harmonious household with sons, daughters-in-law, and attendants—an allegory of abundance and stability.

Characters & Entities

• Sāvitrī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Annadāna is celebrated as sustaining society and returning as abundance within one’s own household.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Giving pūrikā as a food-offering/charity, with the stated fruit of household increase and support.