Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

सर्वपुण्येषु तीर्थेषु देवतायतनेषु च । कृतैर्यज्ञायुतैस्तत्र व्रतदानैश्च पुष्कलैः

Transliteration

sarvapuṇyeṣu tīrtheṣu devatāyataneṣu ca | kṛtairyajñāyutaistatra vratadānaiśca puṣkalaiḥ

Translation

(Dieses Verdienst) ist gleich dem Verdienst in allen heiligen Tīrthas und in den Tempeln der Götter—als wären dort Zehntausende von Yajñas vollzogen worden, dazu reiche Gelübde und großzügige Gaben.

Word by Word

• सर्व-पुण्येषु: in all holy (places)
• सर्व-पुण्येषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन; समासः—सर्व + पुण्य (कर्मधारय: 'all (that are) holy/meritorious')

• तीर्थेषु: in pilgrimage places
• तीर्थेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन

• देवतायतनेषु: in temples (abodes) of deities
• देवतायतनेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता + आयतन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन; समासः—देवता + आयतन (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: 'abodes/temples of deities')

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

• कृतैः: by (things) performed
• कृतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन, नपुंसक/पुं/स्त्री—सन्दर्भानुसार; अर्थः 'done/performed'

• यज्ञायुतैः: by myriads of sacrifices
• यज्ञायुतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ + अयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; समासः—यज्ञ + अयुत (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: 'ten-thousands of sacrifices' / 'myriads of sacrifices')

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• व्रत-दानैः: by vows and gifts
• व्रत-दानैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; समासः—व्रत + दान (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व: 'vows and gifts')

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

• पुष्कलैः: abundant, plentiful
• पुष्कलैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्कल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (abundant, plentiful)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Dvārakā Māhātmya narrative style within Skanda Purāṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sarva-tīrtha (collective)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvija-s (brāhmaṇas)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand symbolic tableau: countless tīrthas and temples appear as luminous icons around a central devotee performing the Dvādaśī observance; in the background, a vast yajña arena with many fires is shown as being ‘matched’ by the single act of devotion.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇas magnify devotional observances by equating them with vast sacrificial and charitable acts performed across holy places.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not one site but the totality of holy tīrthas and devatā-temples is invoked to measure the magnitude of the fruit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse references yajña, vrata, and dāna as benchmarks of merit, implying the earlier vigil-worship matches them in fruit.