Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 137

Devanagari script

नित्योपवासनक्तानि व्रतानि विविधानि च । तीर्थे दानानि सर्वाणि पात्रे दत्तान्यशेषतः

Transliteration

nityopavāsanaktāni vratāni vividhāni ca | tīrthe dānāni sarvāṇi pātre dattānyaśeṣataḥ

Translation

Jeûnes réguliers et observances nocturnes, et vœux de diverses sortes ; et toute aumône faite au tīrtha, donnée pleinement à des récipiendaires dignes—telles sont les pratiques.

Word by Word

• नित्य: daily, regular
• नित्य: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• उपवास: fasts
• उपवास: Samuccita (Coordinated item/समुच्चित)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन (समासपूर्वपदत्वे अव्यक्त); समुच्चयार्थे

• नक्तानि: night-observances (eating at night only)
• नक्तानि: Samuccita (Coordinated item/समुच्चित)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; 'नक्तभोजन' इत्यर्थे (night-only observances)

• व्रतानि: vows
• व्रतानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• विविधानि: various
• विविधानि: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• तीर्थे: at a sacred place
• तीर्थे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• दानानि: gifts, donations
• दानानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• पात्रे: in/unto a worthy recipient
• पात्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• दत्तानि: given
• दत्तानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) + त (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; 'given'

• अशेषतः: completely, without remainder
• अशेषतः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाण/सम्पूर्णतावाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: entirely)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims at Prabhāsa tīrtha performing night-observance, offering lamps, and giving measured charity to learned brāhmaṇas near the sacred waters, with Somnātha shrine in the distance.

Characters & Entities

• tīrtha
• vrata
• dāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion becomes fruitful through disciplined vows and generous giving at sacred places—performed rightly and offered to worthy recipients.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A tīrtha setting is emphasized within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya—charity at the holy place is highlighted as especially meritorious.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Nitya-upavāsa (regular fasting), naktavrata (night observances), varied vratas, and dāna at the tīrtha given to pātras (worthy recipients).