Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

प्रसन्नवदनो हृष्टः कुण्डलाभ्यां समन्वितः । प्रणिपत्य स तां भक्त्या कुण्डले संन्यवेदयत्

Transliteration

prasannavadano hṛṣṭaḥ kuṇḍalābhyāṃ samanvitaḥ | praṇipatya sa tāṃ bhaktyā kuṇḍale saṃnyavedayat

Translation

他面容欢悦、心生喜乐，携带一对耳环，便以虔敬之心俯伏礼拜，将耳环奉献于她。

Word by Word

• prasanna-vadanaḥ: having a cheerful face
• prasanna-vadanaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prasanna (प्रातिपदिक) + vadana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (प्रसन्नं वदनं यस्य)

• hṛṣṭaḥ: delighted
• hṛṣṭaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hṛṣ (धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• kuṇḍalābhyām: with the two earrings
• kuṇḍalābhyām: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuṇḍala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), द्विवचन

• samanvitaḥ: endowed, accompanied
• samanvitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam + anvit (धातु √i/anu-√i?; प्रचलित कृदन्त 'anvita') + ta (क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; 'समन्वित' = endowed/possessed

• praṇipatya: having bowed down
• praṇipatya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: pra + nipat (धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्, अव्ययीभाव-भावे)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• tām: her
• tām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• kuṇḍale: the two earrings
• kuṇḍale: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuṇḍala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), द्विवचन

• saṃny-avedayat: presented, offered, handed over
• saṃny-avedayat: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-ni + vid (धातु) + ṇic (णिच्, causative) + laṅ (लकारः)
• Form: लङ् (Imperfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative) परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gautama-āśrama

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Uttaṅka, radiant and delighted, holds the pair of earrings; he bows in devotion and presents them to Ahalyā, marking the successful completion of his task.

Characters & Entities

• Uttaṅka
• Kuṇḍala (earrings)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion expressed through humility (praṇipāta) and fulfilling entrusted tasks is praised as dharmic conduct.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it belongs to the Arbuda Khaṇḍa’s sacred narrative setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

An act akin to offering (nivedana) is described—presenting the requested object with devotion.