Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 128

Devanagari script

तैलदीपप्रदानेन सूर्यलोके महीयते । मधूकतैलदीपेन सौभाग्यं परमं लभेत्

Transliteration

tailadīpapradānena sūryaloke mahīyate | madhūkatailadīpena saubhāgyaṃ paramaṃ labhet

Translation

Al donar una lámpara de aceite, uno es honrado en el mundo del Sol. Al ofrecer una lámpara de aceite de madhūka, se obtiene la suprema buena fortuna.

Word by Word

• तैलदीपप्रदानेन: by the offering of an oil-lamp
• तैलदीपप्रदानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तैल (प्रातिपदिक) + दीप (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रदान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; समासः—तैलदीपस्य प्रदानम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• सूर्यलोके: in the world of the Sun
• सूर्यलोके: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्यलोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; समासः—सूर्यस्य लोकः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• महीयते: is honored / becomes great
• महीयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः—‘is honored/glorified’

• मधूकतैलदीपेन: by a lamp of madhūka-oil
• मधूकतैलदीपेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधूक (प्रातिपदिक) + तैल (प्रातिपदिक) + दीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; समासः—मधूकतैलस्य दीपः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• सौभाग्यम्: good fortune
• सौभाग्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभाग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• परमम्: supreme
• परमम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्—सौभाग्यम्

• लभेत्: may obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (सम्भावना/आशीः), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; ‘may obtain’

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Not specified in excerpt.

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee offers an oil lamp; the flame transforms into a radiant solar orb above, with a celestial scene of Sūrya-loka honoring the donor; a second vignette shows madhūka-oil lamp bestowing auspicious prosperity on a household.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya-loka
• dīpa-dāna
• madhūka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Charity offered as light becomes a pathway to higher realms and auspiciousness—dāna is framed as a bridge between earth and divine worlds.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where such dīpa-dāna is praised as especially meritorious.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering oil lamps, specifically a madhūka-oil lamp, with the stated fruits of Sūrya-loka honor and supreme fortune.