Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 136

Devanagari script

युष्माकं पूजनं कृत्वा दत्त्वा दानान्यनेकशः । प्राणायामेन चैकेन सर्वमेतत्तरिष्यथ

Transliteration

yuṣmākaṃ pūjanaṃ kṛtvā dattvā dānānyanekaśaḥ | prāṇāyāmena caikena sarvametattariṣyatha

Translation

Indem man euch verehrt und vielfältige Gaben darbringt, ja selbst durch eine einzige Übung des Prāṇāyāma, werdet ihr all dies (Fehler und Bedrängnisse) überschreiten.

Word by Word

• युष्माकम्: of you (all)
• युष्माकम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural), सर्वनाम-शब्द (pronoun)

• पूजनम्: worship
• पूजनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial to main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (having done)

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (having given)

• दानानि: gifts, donations
• दानानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• अनेकशः: many times; in many ways
• अनेकशः: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनेकशस् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (Indeclinable), प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner/frequency)

• प्राणायामेन: by (a) prāṇāyāma
• प्राणायामेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राणायाम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• एकेन: with one (single)
• एकेन: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying प्राणायामेन)

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying एतत्)

• एतत्: this (all this)
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• तरिष्यथ: you will cross over; you will overcome
• तरिष्यथ: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तॄ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद

Speaker

Gāyatrī (Veda-mātā, personified)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas (addressed as beneficiaries)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims honor brāhmaṇas with worship and gifts; alongside, a practitioner sits in steady posture performing a single focused prāṇāyāma, symbolizing inner purification that carries one across faults.

Characters & Entities

• Gāyatrī
• Brāhmaṇas
• Prāṇāyāma
• Dāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma integrates devotion (pūjā), generosity (dāna), and inner discipline (prāṇāyāma) as means of purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra is the backdrop where these practices are especially efficacious.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Honor brāhmaṇas, perform various dānas, and practice prāṇāyāma—even once—as a purificatory act.