Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

स प्राप्नुयात्फलं देवि लिंगनामोद्भवं क्रमात् । गोदानं तत्र देयं तु सम्यग्यात्राफलेप्सुभिः

Transliteration

sa prāpnuyātphalaṃ devi liṃganāmodbhavaṃ kramāt | godānaṃ tatra deyaṃ tu samyagyātrāphalepsubhiḥ

Translation

O Devī, man erlangt—Schritt um Schritt—die Frucht, die aus den Namen dieser Liṅgas selbst hervorgeht. Und dort sollen jene, die die volle Frucht der Pilgerfahrt begehren, gewiss die Gabe einer Kuh darbringen.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• प्राप्नुयात्: may obtain
• प्राप्नुयात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र (उपसर्ग) + √आप्/√आप्नु (धातु; आप्नुयात्-प्रयोग)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• फलम्: fruit, result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• लिङ्गनामोद्भवम्: arising from the liṅga’s name
• लिङ्गनामोद्भवम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लिङ्ग + नाम + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (लिङ्गनाम्नः उद्भवम् = arising from the name of the liṅga)

• क्रमात्: in order, gradually
• क्रमात्: Kriya-visheshana (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे/क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण (ablatival adverb: ‘in due order’)

• गोदानम्: gift of a cow
• गोदानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो + दान (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (गवां दानम्)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (स्थानवाचक)

• देयम्: should be given
• देयम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (यत्-प्रत्यय/gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय/कर्तव्यार्थ (to be given)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात)

• सम्यग्यात्राफलेप्सुभिः: by those desiring the fruit of a proper pilgrimage
• सम्यग्यात्राफलेप्सुभिः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्यक् + यात्रा + फल + इप्सु (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (सम्यक्-यात्रायाः फलम् इप्सवः तैः)

Speaker

Deductive (Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya narrator addressing Devī in dialogue-context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Liṅga-traya of Prabhāsa (incl. Śatamedha etc., per chapter title)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim couple stands before a liṅga shrine; a learned brāhmaṇa recites the liṅga-nāmas; nearby, a decorated cow is gifted with water-pot and cloth, signifying go-dāna as the yātrā’s crowning act.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (addressed)
• Liṅga-nāma (Śatamedha/Koṭimedha/Sahasrakratu)
• Godāna (cow-gift)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage becomes ‘complete’ when devotion is joined with dāna—especially compassionate giving like godāna.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tri-liṅga sacred zone of Prabhāsa Kṣetra (Śatamedha, Koṭimedha, Sahasrakratu).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Godāna (donation of a cow) is prescribed for those seeking the full fruit of the yātrā.