Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 126

Devanagari script

पंचभिर्विपुलं धान्यं षड्भिरायुर्बलं यशः । सप्तमण्डलतारी स्यान्मंडलाधिपतिर्नरः

Transliteration

paṃcabhirvipulaṃ dhānyaṃ ṣaḍbhirāyurbalaṃ yaśaḥ | saptamaṇḍalatārī syānmaṃḍalādhipatirnaraḥ

Translation

پانچ (منڈلوں) سے فراواں غلہ ملتا ہے؛ چھ سے عمرِ دراز، قوت اور شہرت نصیب ہوتی ہے۔ سات سے وہ ‘سات منڈلوں کو پار کرنے والا’ بن جاتا ہے—یعنی منڈلادھپتی، ایک خطّے کا حاکم۔

Word by Word

• paṃcabhiḥ: with five
• paṃcabhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañcan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया बहुवचनम् (instrumental plural); संख्यावाचक

• vipulam: abundant
• vipulam: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vipula (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्; धान्यं इति विशेषणम्

• dhānyam: grain
• dhānyam: Karma (Object attained)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dhānya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्

• ṣaḍbhiḥ: with six
• ṣaḍbhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṣ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया बहुवचनम् (instrumental plural)

• āyuḥ: lifespan
• āyuḥ: Karma (Object attained)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āyus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्

• balam: strength
• balam: Karma (Object attained)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्

• yaśaḥ: fame
• yaśaḥ: Karma (Object attained)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yaśas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्

• saptamaṇḍalatārī: one who crosses the seven circles/realms
• saptamaṇḍalatārī: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sapta (प्रातिपदिक) + maṇḍala (प्रातिपदिक) + tārī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (sapta-maṇḍalān tārati iti)

• syāt: would be
• syāt: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस्)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• maṇḍalādhipatiḥ: lord of a circle/region
• maṇḍalādhipatiḥ: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: maṇḍala (प्रातिपदिक) + adhipati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (maṇḍalasya adhipatiḥ)

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा एकवचनम्

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Not specified in excerpt.

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Seven successive vow-circles are shown as concentric rings around a shrine; with each completion, symbols appear—granaries, a strong body, a fame-banner, and finally a coronation as maṇḍalādhipati.

Characters & Entities

• maṇḍala
• Ravi (Sūrya) (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic worship is linked to both sustenance and social order: devotion yields personal vitality and even the stability associated with rulership.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the māhātmya promises these graded fruits.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Continuing the counted observance up to seven (contextually the maṇḍala-making/worship), yielding progressively higher rewards.