Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

अलोभादक्षया लोका जिता वै मुनिसत्तमाः । प्रार्थयध्वं वरं शुभ्रं सर्वमेव ह्यसंशयम्

Transliteration

alobhādakṣayā lokā jitā vai munisattamāḥ | prārthayadhvaṃ varaṃ śubhraṃ sarvameva hyasaṃśayam

Translation

حرص سے پاکی کے سبب، اے بہترین مُنیوں! اَکشیہ (ناقابلِ زوال) لوک جیتے جاتے ہیں۔ پس تم پاکیزہ ور مانگو؛ بے شک جو عطا کے لائق ہے وہ سب تمہیں ملے گا۔

Word by Word

• अलोभात्: from non-greed
• अलोभात्: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अलोभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (अपादान), एकवचन; Ablative singular

• अक्षयाः: imperishable
• अक्षयाः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural (qualifying लोकाः)

• लोकाः: worlds/realms
• लोकाः: Karma (Object; of जिता:)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural

• जिताः: conquered/won
• जिताः: Kriyā (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जि (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; Past passive participle agreeing with लोकाः

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha/Emphasis (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• मुनिसत्तमाः: O best of sages
• मुनिसत्तमाः: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मुनिनां सत्तमाः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; Vocative sense in address possible

• प्रार्थयध्वम्: pray/request
• प्रार्थयध्वम्: Kriyā (Command)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + अर्थ् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (आज्ञार्थ), मध्यम-पुरुष, बहुवचन; Imperative 2nd pl, आत्मनेपद

• वरम्: a boon
• वरम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• शुभ्रम्: pure/auspicious
• शुभ्रम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular (qualifying वरम्)

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object; appositional)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; Accusative singular (elliptic: ‘everything’)

• एव: only/indeed
• एव: Emphasis (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (restrictive particle)

• हि: for/indeed
• हि: Hetu-bhāva (Reason marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (causal/explanatory particle)

• असंशयम्: without doubt
• असंशयम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: असंशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोग; नपुंसक, द्वितीया-एकवचन used adverbially

Speaker

Purandara/Indra (implied continuation of Śunomukha’s speech)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣayaḥ

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Indra (Purandara) stands radiant before the sages, offering a boon; the sages appear serene, embodying non-greed, with open palms in restraint rather than grasping.

Characters & Entities

• Purandara (Indra)
• Munisattamāḥ
• Alobha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Non-greed (alobha) is praised as a direct means to attain enduring spiritual realms and merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The statement supports the Ṛṣitīrtha/Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya setting where virtues and rites yield lasting fruit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is detailed; it emphasizes the inner discipline of alobha as spiritually efficacious.