Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

यत्फलं सर्वयज्ञेषु सर्वदानेषु यत्फलम् । सकृत्पुराणश्रवणात्तत्फलं विंदते नरः

Transliteration

yatphalaṃ sarvayajñeṣu sarvadāneṣu yatphalam | sakṛtpurāṇaśravaṇāttatphalaṃ viṃdate naraḥ

Translation

Welcher Lohn auch immer aus allen Yajñas und welcher Lohn aus allen Gaben erwächst: Wer ein Purāṇa auch nur einmal hört, erlangt eben diesen Lohn.

Word by Word

• यत्-फलम्: whatever fruit/result
• यत्-फलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-प्राय; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• सर्व-यज्ञेषु: in all sacrifices
• सर्व-यज्ञेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Masculine, Locative, Plural

• सर्व-दानॆषु: in all gifts/charities
• सर्व-दानॆषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Neuter, Locative, Plural

• यत्-फलम्: whatever fruit (there is)
• यत्-फलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Nominative, Singular (पुनरुक्ति-बल)

• सकृत्: once
• सकृत्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सकृत् (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/कालवाचक-अव्यय; adverb ‘once’

• पुराण-श्रवणात्: from hearing the Purāṇa
• पुराण-श्रवणात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• तत्-फलम्: that fruit/result
• तत्-फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• विन्दते: obtains
• विन्दते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Present Indicative, 3rd person singular; आत्मनेपद

• नरः: a man/person
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Bādarāyaṇa (Vyāsa) / Purāṇic narrator voice (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A scale-like allegory: on one side elaborate fire-sacrifices and heaps of gifts; on the other a single listener hearing Purāṇa—both sides balanced, indicating equal fruit.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇa-śravaṇa is presented as a powerful, accessible path yielding the same merit as extensive sacrifices and charities.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific pilgrimage site is mentioned; the verse universalizes merit through listening practice.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Hearing a Purāṇa (purāṇa-śravaṇa), even once, is recommended as a dharmic practice.