Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

ददौ त्वां प्रथमं मह्यं सतीनामेति कीर्तिताम् । ददौ दश च धर्माय श्रद्धा मेधा धृतिः क्षमा

Transliteration

dadau tvāṃ prathamaṃ mahyaṃ satīnāmeti kīrtitām | dadau daśa ca dharmāya śraddhā medhā dhṛtiḥ kṣamā

Translation

他先将你赐予我——你在诸位贞德女（Satī）中备受称颂。又将十位女儿赐予法神（Dharma）：其中有 Śraddhā（信）、Medhā（慧）、Dhṛti（坚忍）与 Kṣamā（宽恕）。

Word by Word

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• त्वाम्: you
• त्वाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• प्रथमम्: first
• प्रथमम्: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रथम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (ordinal adverb)

• मह्यम्: to me
• मह्यम्: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन

• सतीनाम्: of the Satīs (virtuous wives)
• सतीनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Discourse marker/वाक्यसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण/निगमनार्थक (quotative particle)

• कीर्तिताम्: called/celebrated as
• कीर्तिताम्: Karma (Object complement/कर्मपूरक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कीर्तित (कृदन्त; √कीर्त्/कीर्ति- from √कीर्तय्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle)

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दश: ten
• दश: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशन्/दश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्द; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative) बहुवचनार्थे (ten as number)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• धर्माय: to Dharma
• धर्माय: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन

• श्रद्धा: Śraddhā (faith)
• श्रद्धा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मेधा: Medhā (intelligence)
• मेधा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेधा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• धृतिः: Dhṛti (steadfastness)
• धृतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• क्षमा: Kṣamā (forbearance)
• क्षमा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dakṣa gives Devī (Satī) first to Śiva; then gives daughters to Dharma, personified as radiant women embodying virtues like Śraddhā, Medhā, Dhṛti, Kṣamā.

Characters & Entities

• Dakṣa
• Śiva
• Satī (as Devī’s earlier identity implied)
• Dharma
• Śraddhā
• Medhā
• Dhṛti
• Kṣamā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is upheld through ordered cosmic relationships; virtues like faith, intelligence, steadfastness, and forbearance are personified as Dharma’s powers.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not directly; this genealogy serves the broader Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya narrative explaining a local manifestation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None.