Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 137

Devanagari script

अश्वमेधफलं स्नाने दाने दशगुणं तथा । उपवासे त्वनंतं च कथायाः श्रवणे तथा

Transliteration

aśvamedhaphalaṃ snāne dāne daśaguṇaṃ tathā | upavāse tvanaṃtaṃ ca kathāyāḥ śravaṇe tathā

Translation

Im Bad (an dieser heiligen Stätte) erlangt man die Frucht des Aśvamedha-Opfers; im Spenden die zehnfache Verdienste; im Fasten unendliches Verdienst; und ebenso im Hören der heiligen Erzählung.

Word by Word

• aśvamedha-phalam: fruit/result of the Aśvamedha sacrifice
• aśvamedha-phalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśvamedha (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अश्वमेधस्य फलम्)

• snāne: in bathing
• snāne: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• dāne: in giving (charity)
• dāne: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• daśa-guṇam: tenfold
• daśa-guṇam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśa (प्रातिपदिक) + guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; संख्यापूर्वक-तत्पुरुषः (दश गुणाः यस्य तत्)

• tathā: likewise/also
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—समुच्चय/उपपद ("also/likewise")

• upavāse: in fasting
• upavāse: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upavāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (contrast/emphasis)

• anantam: endless/infinite
• anantam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ananta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• kathāyāḥ: of the story/discourse
• kathāyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kathā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (genitive)

• śravaṇe: in listening/hearing
• śravaṇe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śravaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative)

• tathā: likewise/also
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/उपपद ("likewise")

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara) (contextual attribution within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A composite tableau: pilgrims bathing at a ghat, donors giving alms, ascetics and householders fasting, and an assembly listening to a Purāṇic kathā; above them, a symbolic Aśvamedha horse motif appears as a faint divine emblem indicating equivalence.

Characters & Entities

• Aśvamedha
• Snāna
• Dāna
• Upavāsa
• Kathā-śravaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Simple devotional acts—bathing, charity, fasting, and hearing sacred lore—become extraordinarily potent when performed in a renowned tīrtha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra (the Prabhāsa holy region), in the context of Sāvitrī-vrata and tīrtha observances.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Undertake tīrtha-snānā, perform dāna, observe upavāsa, and listen to the māhātmya (kathā-śravaṇa) for escalating spiritual merit.