Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

जागरे कोटिगुणितं पुण्यं भवति भूभिप । वसतां द्वारकावासात्प्रत्यहं लभते फलम्

Transliteration

jāgare koṭiguṇitaṃ puṇyaṃ bhavati bhūbhipa | vasatāṃ dvārakāvāsātpratyahaṃ labhate phalam

Translation

O König, durch das Wachen in der Nacht (jāgara) wird das Verdienst um ein Krore vervielfacht. Und wer in Dvārakā wohnt, erlangt die Frucht Tag für Tag allein durch das dortige Verweilen.

Word by Word

• jāgare: in the vigil (night-wake)
• jāgare: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण-काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• koṭi-guṇitam: multiplied a crore-fold
• koṭi-guṇitam: Visheshana (Qualifier of puṇyam)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: koṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + guṇita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष: ‘कोट्या गुणितम्’ (multiplied by a crore)

• puṇyam: merit
• puṇyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• bhavati: becomes / is
• bhavati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• bhū-bhipa: O king
• bhū-bhipa: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhū (प्रातिपदिक) + bhipa/pati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष: ‘भूः बिभर्ति/पालयति इति’ (king)

• vasatām: of those residing
• vasatām: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vas (धातु) + śatṛ (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural); ‘वसताम्’ = of those dwelling

• dvārakā-vāsāt: from residence in Dvārakā
• dvārakā-vāsāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvārakā (प्रातिपदिक) + vāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘द्वारकायाः वासः’ (from dwelling in Dvārakā)

• pratyaham: every day
• pratyaham: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prati (अव्यय) + ahan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; अव्यय (adverb): ‘प्रति अहम्’ = each day

• labhate: obtains
• labhate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• phalam: fruit / result
• phalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced: Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa, Dvārakā-māhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (Dvāravatī)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (bhūbhṛt/bhūbhip)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A night-long vigil in Dvārakā: devotees remain awake with lamps, chanting and singing; the sea glimmers; the temple stands radiant; dawn suggests ‘daily fruit’ for residents.

Characters & Entities

• Dvārakā
• bhūbhipa (king)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Vigil and sustained sacred living intensify spiritual merit; holy residence itself becomes a daily sādhanā.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā is praised as a place where mere residence yields recurring spiritual fruit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Jāgara—keeping a religious vigil—is recommended as a practice that multiplies puṇya.