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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

वेदैरधीतैर्यत्पुण्यं पुराणैश्चावगाहितैः । तपोभिश्चरितैः पुण्यं सम्यगाश्रम पालनैः

Transliteration

vedairadhītairyatpuṇyaṃ purāṇaiścāvagāhitaiḥ | tapobhiścaritaiḥ puṇyaṃ samyagāśrama pālanaiḥ

Translation

(Dieses Verdienst) gleicht dem Verdienst, das man durch das Studium der Veden, durch tiefes Eindringen in die Purāṇas, durch Tapas (Askese) und durch rechtes Bewahren der Pflichten des eigenen Āśrama (Lebensstandes) erlangt.

Word by Word
वेदैःby the Vedas
वेदैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootवेद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन
अधीतैः(having been) studied
अधीतैः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअधि + इ (धातु) + अधीत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; अर्थः 'studied/recited'
यत्which
यत्:
Sambandha (Relational/सम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-विशेषणम् (relative pronoun: 'which/that')
पुण्यम्merit
पुण्यम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootपुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन
पुराणैःby the Purāṇas
पुराणैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootपुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
अवगाहितैःdeeply studied/entered into
अवगाहितैः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअव + गाह् (धातु) + अवगाहित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; अर्थः 'entered into/immersed in; studied deeply'
तपोभिःby austerities
तपोभिः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootतपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
चरितैःpractised
चरितैः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootचर् (धातु) + चरित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; अर्थः 'practised/performed'
पुण्यम्merit
पुण्यम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootपुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन
सम्यक्properly
सम्यक्:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम्यक् (अव्यय)
Formरीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'properly')
आश्रमthe āśrama (stage of life)
आश्रम:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootआश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; (पालनैः इत्यनेन सह)
पालनैःby observances/maintenance
पालनैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootपाल् (धातु) + पालन (कृदन्त/भाव-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; भाववाचक-नाम (act of maintaining/observing)
Speaker

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

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: brāhmaṇas / disciples in the narrative setting

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A learned assembly in Dvārakā-mahātmya context where a speaker extols the vigil’s merit as equal to Vedic study, Purāṇa learning, tapas, and āśrama observance; listeners are attentive brāhmaṇas.

Characters & Entities
V
Veda
P
Purāṇa

FAQs

Purāṇic devotion is presented as harmonizing with classical dharma—its fruit can match svādhyāya, tapas, and faithful āśrama conduct.

The site-context remains Dvārakā Māhātmya, but the verse primarily emphasizes dharma benchmarks (Veda, Purāṇa, tapas, āśrama).

No new ritual is added; it defines the magnitude of merit by comparing it to Veda-study, Purāṇa-learning, austerities, and āśrama-dharma.

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