Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

एवं कृत्वा विधानेन सम्यग्यात्राफलं लभेत् । वह्निलोकं तु संप्राप्य मोदते कालमक्षयम्

Transliteration

evaṃ kṛtvā vidhānena samyagyātrāphalaṃ labhet | vahnilokaṃ tu saṃprāpya modate kālamakṣayam

Translation

Wer so nach der vorgeschriebenen Ordnung handelt, erlangt die volle Frucht der Pilgerfahrt; und nachdem er die Welt des Feuers (Vahnīloka) erreicht hat, erfreut er sich für unvergängliche Zeit.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — adverb

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त), कृ धातोः — gerund/absolutive ‘having done’

• विधानेन: by the prescribed procedure
• विधानेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन — instrumental singular

• सम्यक्: properly, correctly
• सम्यक्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषण) — adverb

• यात्राफलम्: the fruit of the pilgrimage
• यात्राफलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यात्रा (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन — accusative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (यात्रायाः फलम्)

• लभेत्: should obtain
• लभेत्: Kriyā (Predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — ‘should obtain’

• वह्निलोकम्: the world of Agni (fire)
• वह्निलोकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वह्नि (प्रातिपदिक) + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन — accusative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वह्नेः लोकः)

• तु: but, indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/समुच्चय-व्यतिरेकसूचक) — particle

• संप्राप्य: having reached
• संप्राप्य: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त) — gerund/absolutive ‘having reached’

• मोदते: rejoices
• मोदते: Kriyā (Predicate action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुद् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद — ‘rejoices’

• कालम्: time
• कालम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन — accusative singular

• अक्षयम्: imperishable, unending
• अक्षयम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन — accusative singular; विशेषणम् (कालम्)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vaiśvānareśvara/Vahnīśa at Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee completes the prescribed worship; the scene transitions to a visionary ascent toward Vahni-loka—radiant realm of fire with golden-red brilliance, celestial beings, and an imperishable joy motif.

Characters & Entities

• Vahniloka
• Vaiśvānareśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage bears complete fruit when performed with proper rite and faith, leading to exalted posthumous states.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, through the ritual and phala of Vaiśvānareśvara worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform the worship as laid down (vidhāna), implying the preceding ghṛta-abhiṣeka and dāna to obtain yātrāphala.