Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

एकैकेनोप वासेन उपवासायुतं फलम् । लभते नात्र सन्देहो दैत्यसूदनसन्निधौ

Transliteration

ekaikenopa vāsena upavāsāyutaṃ phalam | labhate nātra sandeho daityasūdanasannidhau

Translation

Durch jedes einzelne Fasten erlangt man die Frucht von zehntausend Fasten—daran besteht kein Zweifel—in der unmittelbaren Gegenwart Daityasūdanas.

Word by Word

• एकैकेन: by each (single)
• एकैकेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka + eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; द्वन्द्व-समासः ‘एक + एक’ = ‘each single’ (instrumental: by each one)

• उपवासेन: by fasting
• उपवासेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upavāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• उपवासायुतम्: equal to ten thousand fasts
• उपवासायुतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: upavāsa + ayuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘उपवासानाम् अयुतम्’ = ten-thousand fasts’ worth

• फलम्: fruit, result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• न: no/not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• सन्देहः: doubt
• सन्देहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃdeha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• दैत्यसूदनसन्निधौ: in the presence of the Daitya-slayer (Viṣṇu)
• दैत्यसूदनसन्निधौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya-sūdana + sannidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘दैत्यसूदनस्य सन्निधिः’

Speaker

Narrator addressing Devī (listener) (continued context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Viṣṇu-kṣetra in this passage)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim fasting in a sacred precinct near the sea at Prabhāsa, standing before Daityasūdana-Viṣṇu; the atmosphere suggests invisible accumulation of merit like radiant counters of light around the deity.

Characters & Entities

• Daityasūdana
• Upavāsa (fasting)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy presence (sannidhi) magnifies spiritual practice; even a small vow becomes vast in fruit when aligned with tīrtha and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Daityasūdana’s sannidhi at Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where vrata-merit is said to multiply greatly.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Upavāsa (fasting), with the stated result that each fast yields the merit of ten thousand when done near Daityasūdana.