Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

एवं चीर्णव्रतः सम्यग्लभते पुण्यमक्षयम् । धनधान्यसमृद्धात्मा पुत्रदारसमन्वितः

Transliteration

evaṃ cīrṇavrataḥ samyaglabhate puṇyamakṣayam | dhanadhānyasamṛddhātmā putradārasamanvitaḥ

Translation

So erlangt, wer das Gelübde rechtmäßig vollzogen hat, unvergängliches Verdienst; er gedeiht an Reichtum und Korn und ist mit Kindern und Gatten/Gattin gesegnet.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (Manner adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण) = thus/in this manner

• cīrṇa-vrataḥ: one who has duly performed the vow
• cīrṇa-vrataḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cīrṇa (कृदन्त; √car (चर्) क्त) + vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन = Nominative singular; कर्मधारयः: ‘चीर्णं व्रतं येन सः/चीर्णव्रतः’ (one who has performed the vow)

• samyak: properly
• samyak: Sambandha (Manner adjunct)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samyak (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) = properly, completely

• labhate: obtains
• labhate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (लभ्) (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन = obtains

• puṇyam: merit
• puṇyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन = Accusative singular

• akṣayam: imperishable
• akṣayam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन = Accusative singular; विशेषण (qualifies puṇyam)

• dhana-dhānya-samṛddha-ātmā: prosperous in wealth and grain
• dhana-dhānya-samṛddha-ātmā: Visheshana (Subject-qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhana (प्रातिपदिक) + dhānya (प्रातिपदिक) + samṛddha (कृदन्त; √ṛdh (ऋध्) क्त, सम्-उपसर्ग) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन = Nominative singular; बहुव्रीहिः: ‘धनेन धान्येन च समृद्धः आत्मा यस्य सः’ = whose self/condition is enriched with wealth and grain

• putra-dāra-samanvitaḥ: endowed with sons and wife
• putra-dāra-samanvitaḥ: Visheshana (Subject-qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक) + dāra (प्रातिपदिक) + samanvita (कृदन्त; सम् + अनु + √i/√vṛt?; here ‘समन्वित’ = endowed/possessed)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन = Nominative singular; समासः: ‘पुत्रैः दारैः च समन्वितः’ (instrumental sense)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Someśvara/Somanātha)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A fortunate inquirer/pilgrim (mahābhāga) addressed in the surrounding passage

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee completing Somavāra-vrata at Prabhāsa: offering bilva leaves and water to a Śiva-liṅga, with granaries, cattle, and a harmonious household symbolizing dhana-dhānya-samṛddhi.

Characters & Entities

• Vrata
• Puṇya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Rightly performed devotion aligned with dharma yields lasting merit and supports worldly wellbeing without separating it from spiritual purpose.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where the vow connected to Someśvara is said to grant akṣaya-puṇya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

This verse states the result (vrata-phala): imperishable merit and prosperity for one who completes the vow correctly.