Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

वैदिकी दशगुणा प्रीतिर्यामेनैकेन जागरे । एवं फलानुसारेण कार्य्यं जागरणं हरेः

Transliteration

vaidikī daśaguṇā prītiryāmenaikena jāgare | evaṃ phalānusāreṇa kāryyaṃ jāgaraṇaṃ hareḥ

Translation

In der Nachtwache ist die Freude aus vedischem Lobpreis selbst für nur eine yāma zehnfach. Darum soll man, dem gewünschten Ertrag entsprechend, die Nachtwache für Hari vollziehen.

Word by Word

• vaidikī: Vedic
• vaidikī: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaidikī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); ‘prītiḥ’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• daśaguṇā: tenfold
• daśaguṇā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśa + guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); ‘prītiḥ’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• prītiḥ: delight, satisfaction
• prītiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• yāmena: by a watch (of the night)
• yāmena: Karana (Measure/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ekena: one
• ekena: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); ‘yāmena’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• jāgare: in the vigil
• jāgare: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine/Neuter usage), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable) प्रकारार्थ (thus/in this way)

• phalānusāreṇa: according to the result
• phalānusāreṇa: Hetu (Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala + anusāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); हेतौ/अनुसारार्थे (according to)

• kāryam: to be done, should be performed
• kāryam: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); विधेय-विशेषण (predicative): ‘to be done’

• jāgaraṇam: vigil, night-wake
• jāgaraṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jāgaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• hareḥ: of Hari
• hareḥ: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced from discourse continuity)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A temple courtyard at night: lamps burning, devotees seated in rows chanting Vedic hymns; the night divided into watches (yāmas) marked by changing lamp offerings and bell sounds.

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Time, method, and scriptural mode of worship matter; Vedic praise during vigil is said to multiply merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, where Hari’s worship through vigil is framed as a high-yield vrata.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performing Hari’s jāgaraṇa, even for one yāma; Vedic recitation is emphasized as especially potent.