Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

रुद्राणां प्रददौ कन्या दशानां धर्मवित्तदा । प्रभावती सुभद्रा च विमला निर्मलाऽनृता

Transliteration

rudrāṇāṃ pradadau kanyā daśānāṃ dharmavittadā | prabhāvatī subhadrā ca vimalā nirmalā'nṛtā

Translation

اے دخترِ کوہ! اُس نے دس رُدروں کو ایسی کنیاں عطا کیں جو دھرم اور خوشحالی بخشنے والی تھیں—پربھاوَتی، سُبھدرا، وِملا، نِرملا اور اَنرتا وغیرہ۔

Word by Word

• रुद्राणाम्: of the Rudras
• रुद्राणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन

• प्रददौ: gave (bestowed)
• प्रददौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + प्र (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• कन्याः: daughters
• कन्याः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कन्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन

• दशानाम्: of ten (tenfold)
• दशानाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दशन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक-विशेषण

• धर्मवित्तदाः: givers of wealth through dharma (righteous prosperity-givers)
• धर्मवित्तदाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म + वित्त + दा (प्रातिपदिक; दा-धातुजन्य)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; समासः (धर्मवित्तं ददाति इति)

• प्रभावती: Prabhāvatī
• प्रभावती: Apposition (नाम/सम्बोधन-रहित विशेष्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभावत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; नाम

• सुभद्रा: Subhadrā
• सुभद्रा: Apposition
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुभद्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; नाम

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• विमला: Vimalā
• विमला: Apposition
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; नाम

• निर्मला: Nirmalā
• निर्मला: Apposition
• Type: Noun
• Root: निर्मल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; नाम

• अनृता: Anṛtā
• अनृता: Apposition
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; नाम

Speaker

Sūta (deduced from continuous narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Śaiva assembly: ten Rudras in fierce-yet-auspicious forms receive daughters symbolizing purity and dharma-wealth; Somnātha liṅga or a Śiva shrine anchors the scene; the daughters hold white lotuses, scriptures, and lamps.

Characters & Entities

• Rudras (ten)
• Prabhāvatī
• Subhadrā
• Vimalā
• Nirmalā
• Anṛtā
• Dakṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śaiva order is integrated into dharma: the Rudras’ sphere is linked with purity and dharmic flourishing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Prabhāsa Māhātmya context frames the narration; this verse itself is not a direct tīrtha-stuti.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; it is a genealogical-theological statement.