Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

ते लभंतेऽक्षयांल्लोका न्ब्रह्मविष्ण्वीशशब्दितान् । भूयस्त्वन्नं प्रयच्छन्ति मोक्षमार्गं लभंति ते

Transliteration

te labhaṃte'kṣayāṃllokā nbrahmaviṣṇvīśaśabditān | bhūyastvannaṃ prayacchanti mokṣamārgaṃ labhaṃti te

Translation

Sie erlangen unvergängliche Bereiche, die als die Welten Brahmās, Viṣṇus und Īśas bezeichnet werden; und wiederum spenden sie Nahrung in Fülle—so gewinnen sie den Pfad zur Befreiung (mokṣa).

Word by Word

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), बहुवचनम्

• लभन्ते: obtain
• लभन्ते: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), बहुवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्

• अक्षयान्: imperishable
• अक्षयान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifying lokān)

• लोकान्: worlds
• लोकान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), बहुवचनम्

• ब्रह्मविष्ण्वीशशब्दितान्: called Brahmā-, Viṣṇu-, and Īśa-(worlds)
• ब्रह्मविष्ण्वीशशब्दितान्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ब्रह्म-विष्णु-ईश-शब्दित (प्रातिपदिक; ब्रह्म + विष्णु + ईश + शब्दित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (qualifying lokān)

• भूयः: again, further
• भूयः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भूयस् (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्तिवाचक-अव्यय (again, further)

• तु: and/but
• तु: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात-अव्यय (particle; but/indeed)

• अन्नम्: food
• अन्नम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम्

• प्रयच्छन्ति: give, bestow
• प्रयच्छन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-यम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• मोक्षमार्गम्: the path to liberation
• मोक्षमार्गम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष-मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक; मोक्ष + मार्ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative), एकवचनम्

• लभन्ति: obtain
• लभन्ति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम् (परस्मैपद-प्रयोगः)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), बहुवचनम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pitṛs, now radiant, dwell in imperishable divine realms labeled Brahmā/Viṣṇu/Īśa; below, they shower blessings as abundant food and prosperity upon descendants performing śrāddha at Prabhāsa, with a subtle path leading toward liberation.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Viṣṇu
• Īśa (Śiva)
• Anna-dāna
• Mokṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Merit ripens into higher states, yet the dharmic impulse continues as generosity, culminating in orientation toward mokṣa.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The wider Prabhāsa-kṣetra context in which these merits are being enumerated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Anna-dāna (gift of food), highlighted as a recurring and exalted act connected to liberation.