Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 69

Devanagari script

एवं कृत्वा नरो भक्त्या लभते जन्मजं फलम् । सर्वेषामेव यज्ञानां दानानां लभते फलम्

Transliteration

evaṃ kṛtvā naro bhaktyā labhate janmajaṃ phalam | sarveṣāmeva yajñānāṃ dānānāṃ labhate phalam

Translation

A man who does thus with devotion attains the fruit that follows him across births; he gains the merit of all sacrifices and all acts of charity.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Adhikarana (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/absolutive)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• जन्मजम्: born of (one's) birth; innate
• जन्मजम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन्मज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying फलम्)

• फलम्: fruit; result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• सर्वेषाम्: of all
• सर्वेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन; विशेषण (यज्ञानाम्/दानानाम्)

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

• यज्ञानाम्: of sacrifices
• यज्ञानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• दानानाम्: of gifts; charities
• दानानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), बहुवचन

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन

• फलम्: fruit; result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A concluding tableau: the pilgrim completes the observance with folded hands; above, a symbolic vision shows scales or a radiant aura signifying ‘all yajñas and all dānas’ condensed into one act of bhakti at Prabhāsa.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere bhakti performed according to tīrtha-vidhi can equal the merit of extensive sacrifices and charities.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, specifically the Talasvāmi-related observance described in this adhyāya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Completing the prescribed worship sequence (offerings, vigil, fasting, darśana) with devotion.