Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

मन्त्रजाप्यं तु कुरुते तत्र स्थाने स्थितो यदि । एकैकमंत्रजाप्येन कोटिजाप्यफलं लभेत्

Transliteration

mantrajāpyaṃ tu kurute tatra sthāne sthito yadi | ekaikamaṃtrajāpyena koṭijāpyaphalaṃ labhet

Translation

If one remains in that place and performs mantra-japa there, then by each single repetition of the mantra one obtains the fruit of a koṭi repetitions.

Word by Word

• मन्त्रजाप्यम्: mantra-recitation (japa)
• मन्त्रजाप्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र + जाप्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; कर्म/विधेय-नाम (neuter nom/acc sg)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थे (but/indeed)

• कुरुते: does/performs
• कुरुते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (present, 3rd sg, Ātmanepada)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: there)

• स्थाने: in the place
• स्थाने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन (locative sg)

• स्थितः: standing/remaining
• स्थितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय) → स्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण (past participle, masc nom sg)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional: if)

• एकैकमन्त्रजाप्येन: by each single mantra-recitation
• एकैकमन्त्रजाप्येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक + एक + मन्त्र + जाप्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; करण (instrumental sg)

• कोटिजाप्यफलम्: the fruit of crores of recitations
• कोटिजाप्यफलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि + जाप्य + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्म (acc sg)

• लभेत्: may obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (may obtain, 3rd sg)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Saṃnihita vicinity)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim sits in meditation on the lake steps at dawn or dusk, rosary in hand, eyes half-closed; the sacred air is still; subtle divine presence suggests each mantra echoing as countless repetitions.

Characters & Entities

• Saṃnihityā (tīrtha)
• Mantra-japa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steadfast practice (japa) in a sanctified place is portrayed as extraordinarily potent and transformative.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Saṃnihityā tīrtha in Prabhāsa-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Remaining at the holy spot and performing mantra-japa, where each repetition is said to yield immense merit.