Shloka 24 - Adhyaya 25 - Prabhasa Kshetra Mahatmya - Prabhasa Khanda | Arabic | Vedapath

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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

नारंगं तत्र दत्त्वा तु शेषं पूर्ववदाचरेत् । एवं कृते द्वितीये तु गोलक्षफलमाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

nāraṃgaṃ tatra dattvā tu śeṣaṃ pūrvavadācaret | evaṃ kṛte dvitīye tu golakṣaphalamāpnuyāt

Translation

ثم ليُقَدَّمْ هناكَ برتقالٌ، ولْيُؤدَّ ما بقي من العبادات كما كان من قبل تمامًا. فإذا فُعِلَ ذلك في العبادة الثانية ليوم الاثنين نالَ ثوابًا يساوي هبةَ مئةِ ألفِ بقرة.

Word by Word

नारङ्गम्an orange/citron fruit

तत्रthere

दत्त्वाhaving given

तुthen

शेषम्the remainder

पूर्ववत्as before

आचरेत्should perform/practise

एवम्thus

कृतेwhen done

द्वितीयेon the second (day)

तुthen/indeed

गोलक्षफलम्the fruit/result called ‘golakṣa’

आप्नुयात्would obtain

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa Māhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Second Monday observance at Prabhāsa: the devotee offers an orange at the Śiva shrine and repeats the earlier ritual sequence; a symbolic vision of countless cows appears as merit imagery.

Characters & Entities

Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even simple offerings, when performed with fidelity to prescribed dharma at a sacred kṣetra, yield vast merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prabhāsakṣetra), celebrated in the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer an orange and continue the remaining observances as previously taught; the second observance yields ‘go-lakṣa’ merit.