Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

एककालं द्विकालं वा तेषां श्रेयो ददाम्यहम् । पूजयित्वा जपेत्स्तोत्रं भूत्वा चैव कृतांजलिः

Transliteration

ekakālaṃ dvikālaṃ vā teṣāṃ śreyo dadāmyaham | pūjayitvā japetstotraṃ bhūtvā caiva kṛtāṃjaliḥ

Translation

Ob einmal am Tag oder zweimal am Tag: Ich gewähre ihnen Heil und Wohlergehen. Nachdem er verehrt hat, soll er die Hymne als Japa rezitieren, stehend und mit gefalteten Händen in Ehrfurcht.

Word by Word

• एककालम्: once (for one time)
• एककालम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Adverb
• Root: एक + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; द्विगु-समास; क्रियाविशेषणार्थे (for one time/once)

• द्विकालम्: twice
• द्विकालम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Adverb
• Root: द्वि + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; द्विगु-समास; क्रियाविशेषणार्थे (twice)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक निपात

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• श्रेयः: welfare/benefit
• श्रेयः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रेयस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (कर्म)

• ददामि: I give
• ददामि: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पूजयित्वा: having worshipped
• पूजयित्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having worshipped)

• जपेत्: should recite/mutter
• जपेत्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• स्तोत्रम्: hymn
• स्तोत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तोत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), एकवचन

• भूत्वा: having become/being
• भूत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भू (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having become/being)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphasis)

• कृताञ्जलिः: with folded hands
• कृताञ्जलिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत + अञ्जलि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (कृतः अञ्जलिः येन = hands folded)

Speaker

Śani

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (frame audience)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śani instructs: worship first, then recite the hymn as japa once or twice daily, standing with hands joined; he promises śreyas (welfare) to practitioners.

Characters & Entities

• Śani

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Regular, disciplined worship and recitation produce śreyas (true welfare), showing dharma as a daily practice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instruction appears within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, linking practice and merit to the Prabhāsa sacred setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform pūjā, then chant the stotra as japa once or twice daily, with joined palms (kṛtāñjali).