Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

यदत्र क्रियते कर्म शुभं तत्रोप भुज्यते । तथा दृष्ट्वा विमानस्थान्भूरिधर्मादिसंयुतान्

Transliteration

yadatra kriyate karma śubhaṃ tatropa bhujyate | tathā dṛṣṭvā vimānasthānbhūridharmādisaṃyutān

Translation

Whatever auspicious action is done here (on earth), its fruit is enjoyed there (in heaven). Seeing those seated in celestial chariots (vimānas), endowed with abundant dharma and other virtues, one understands the linkage of karma and reward.

Word by Word

• yat: whatever/that which
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• kriyate: is done
• kriyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• karma: deed, action
• karma: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• śubham: auspicious, good
• śubham: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying karma)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण

• upa: up/near; (with bhujyate) thoroughly
• upa: Upasarga (Preverb/उपसर्ग)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: upa (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गसदृश/पूर्वपद (preverb)

• bhujyate: is enjoyed/experienced
• bhujyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (भुज् धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• tathā: thus, in that way
• tathā: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (manner adverb)

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (दृश् धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वक्रिया (having done)

• vimānasthān: those stationed in aerial cars (vimānas)
• vimānasthān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vimāna + stha (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; समासः—विमाने स्थाः (locative-tatpurusha)

• bhūri-dharma-ādi-saṃyutān: endowed with abundant virtues/dharma etc.
• bhūri-dharma-ādi-saṃyutān: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhūri + dharma + ādi + saṃyuta (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; विशेषण (vimānasthān); समासः—भूरयः धर्माः आदयः येषां तैः/तेन संयुताः (endowed with abundant dharma etc.)

Speaker

A heavenly messenger (dūta) addressing Mudgala (contextual deduction from v.25)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇa (dvija)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A visionary scene of radiant vimānas floating above, occupied by dharmic souls; below, earth-bound devotees perform charity and worship, visually connecting action to celestial enjoyment.

Characters & Entities

• Svarga
• Vimāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Heavenly pleasures are the consumable results of earlier good deeds performed in the human realm.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is praised in this verse; the focus is karma and its heavenly fruition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; it generally encourages śubha-karma (virtuous action) as the cause of higher enjoyments.