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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 86

धर्मश्चार्थश्च कामश्च मोक्षश्च परिकीर्त्यते । सर्वेष्वपि पुराणेषु तद्विरूढे च यत्फलम्

dharmaścārthaśca kāmaśca mokṣaśca parikīrtyate | sarveṣvapi purāṇeṣu tadvirūḍhe ca yatphalam

In allen Purāṇas werden Dharma, Artha, Kāma und Mokṣa verkündet, ebenso die Früchte, die entstehen, wenn diese Lehren recht gepflegt und gelebt werden.

धर्मःdharma, righteousness
धर्मः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
and
:
Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)
अर्थःartha, wealth/purpose
अर्थः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
and
:
Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)
कामःkāma, desire/pleasure
कामः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootकाम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
and
:
Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)
मोक्षःliberation
मोक्षः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootमोक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
and
:
Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)
परिकीर्त्यतेis proclaimed/mentioned
परिकीर्त्यते:
Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootपरि + कीर्त् (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)
सर्वेषुin all
सर्वेषु:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन
अपिalso, even
अपि:
Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formसम्भावना/समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (particle: also/even)
पुराणेषुin the Purāṇas
पुराणेषु:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootपुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन
तद्विरूढेin that which is established/expounded there
तद्विरूढे:
Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + विरूढ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (तस्मिन् विरूढे)
and
:
Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)
यत्whatever/that which
यत्:
Visheshana (Correlative qualifier/सम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-प्रत्यय (relative pronoun)
फलम्fruit, result
फलम्:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootफल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Listener: Ṛṣis/dvijas

Scene: A teaching tableau where the four puruṣārthas are symbolized: dharma as a scale or śāstra, artha as grain/coins, kāma as a flower/garland, mokṣa as a rising flame or open sky—while sages listen in serenity.

D
dharma
A
artha
K
kāma
M
mokṣa
P
Purāṇa

FAQs

Purāṇas guide a complete human life—ethical living, rightful prosperity, disciplined enjoyment, and ultimately liberation.

Not a specific sub-tīrtha; the statement is general within the Prabhāsa Kṣetra narrative frame.

No specific rite is stated; the emphasis is on living the teachings so their ‘fruit’ manifests.