Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

वैदिकी दशगुणा प्रीतिर्यामेनैकेन जागरे । एवं फलानुसारेण कार्य्यं जागरणं हरेः

Transliteration

vaidikī daśaguṇā prītiryāmenaikena jāgare | evaṃ phalānusāreṇa kāryyaṃ jāgaraṇaṃ hareḥ

Translation

In the night-vigil, the delight born of Vedic praise becomes tenfold even for a single watch (yāma). Therefore, according to the fruit one seeks, one should keep vigil for Hari.

Word by Word

• vaidikī: Vedic
• vaidikī: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaidikī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); ‘prītiḥ’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• daśaguṇā: tenfold
• daśaguṇā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśa + guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); ‘prītiḥ’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• prītiḥ: delight, satisfaction
• prītiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• yāmena: by a watch (of the night)
• yāmena: Karana (Measure/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• ekena: one
• ekena: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); ‘yāmena’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• jāgare: in the vigil
• jāgare: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine/Neuter usage), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable) प्रकारार्थ (thus/in this way)

• phalānusāreṇa: according to the result
• phalānusāreṇa: Hetu (Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala + anusāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular); हेतौ/अनुसारार्थे (according to)

• kāryam: to be done, should be performed
• kāryam: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); विधेय-विशेषण (predicative): ‘to be done’

• jāgaraṇam: vigil, night-wake
• jāgaraṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jāgaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)

• hareḥ: of Hari
• hareḥ: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced from discourse continuity)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A temple courtyard at night: lamps burning, devotees seated in rows chanting Vedic hymns; the night divided into watches (yāmas) marked by changing lamp offerings and bell sounds.

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Time, method, and scriptural mode of worship matter; Vedic praise during vigil is said to multiply merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, where Hari’s worship through vigil is framed as a high-yield vrata.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performing Hari’s jāgaraṇa, even for one yāma; Vedic recitation is emphasized as especially potent.