Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

यस्तां पशुप्रदानेन सन्तर्पयति भक्तितः । बलिपूजोपहारैश्च स स्याच्छत्रु विवर्जितः

Transliteration

yastāṃ paśupradānena santarpayati bhaktitaḥ | balipūjopahāraiśca sa syācchatru vivarjitaḥ

Translation

جو شخص عقیدت کے ساتھ مویشی دان کر کے اُسے راضی کرے، اور بَلی، پوجا اور نذرانوں کے ذریعے بھی، وہ دشمنوں سے پاک ہو جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• यः: who (he)
• यः: Karta (Relative subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• पशुप्रदानेन: by offering an animal
• पशुप्रदानेन: Karana (Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पशु + प्रदान (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• सन्तर्पयति: satisfies; gratifies
• सन्तर्पयति: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + तृप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद, causative sense (णिजन्त-अर्थः: ‘तर्पयति’)

• भक्तितः: from devotion; devoutly
• भक्तितः: Hetu (Cause/Motive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th) एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे ‘-तः’ (adverbial: ‘out of devotion’)

• बलिपूजोपहारैः: with offerings, worship, and gifts
• बलिपूजोपहारैः: Karana (Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बलि + पूजा + उपहार (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Correlative subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्यात्: would be
• स्यात्: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• शत्रु-विवर्जितः: free from enemies
• शत्रु-विवर्जितः: Visheshana (Predicate adjective of सः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शत्रु + विवर्जित (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); नञर्थ-रहितार्थः—‘शत्रुभिः विवर्जितः’

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prābhāsikā Devī (Mahīṣaghnī)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee presents cow-gifts and ritual offerings before the Devī in Prabhāsa; bali and upahāras are arranged—flowers, lamps, food—while the atmosphere suggests the dissolving of threats and the granting of protection.

Characters & Entities

• Dāna
• Bali
• Pūjā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion expressed through dāna (charitable giving) and pūjā (ritual honoring) is presented as a powerful dharmic means for protection and social harmony.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, within the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa’s Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Paśu-pradāna (gift of cattle) along with bali, pūjā, and upahāra (offerings) to the deity.