Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

नारंगं तत्र दत्त्वा तु शेषं पूर्ववदाचरेत् । एवं कृते द्वितीये तु गोलक्षफलमाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

nāraṃgaṃ tatra dattvā tu śeṣaṃ pūrvavadācaret | evaṃ kṛte dvitīye tu golakṣaphalamāpnuyāt

Translation

Dann soll man dort eine Orange darbringen und die übrigen Observanzen genau wie zuvor ausführen. Wird dies beim zweiten Montagsgelübde getan, erlangt man Verdienst, der der Gabe von hunderttausend Kühen gleichkommt.

Word by Word

• नारङ्गम्: an orange/citron fruit
• नारङ्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Kriya (पूर्वकर्म/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); धातु: दा (to give); अर्थे: having given

• तु: then
• तु: Sambandha (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (indeed/then)

• शेषम्: the remainder
• शेषम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म

• पूर्ववत्: as before
• पूर्ववत्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूर्ववत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/रीतिवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (as before)

• आचरेत्: should perform/practise
• आचरेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: चर् (to do/practise) उपसर्ग: आ

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• कृते: when done
• कृते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; 'कृते' = when done

• द्वितीये: on the second (day)
• द्वितीये: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक विशेषण; अधिकरण

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात

• गोलक्षफलम्: the fruit/result called ‘golakṣa’
• गोलक्षफलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोलक्ष-फल (प्रातिपदिक; गोलक्ष + फल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः तत्पुरुष (गोलक्षस्य फलम् / गोलक्षं फलम् इति अर्थानुसार)

• आप्नुयात्: would obtain
• आप्नुयात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: आप् (to obtain)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa Māhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Second Monday observance at Prabhāsa: the devotee offers an orange at the Śiva shrine and repeats the earlier ritual sequence; a symbolic vision of countless cows appears as merit imagery.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even simple offerings, when performed with fidelity to prescribed dharma at a sacred kṣetra, yield vast merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prabhāsakṣetra), celebrated in the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer an orange and continue the remaining observances as previously taught; the second observance yields ‘go-lakṣa’ merit.