Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

एको दानानि सर्वाणि प्रयच्छति द्विजातये । एकः पश्यति मामत्र समं ताभ्यां फलं स्मृतम्

Transliteration

eko dānāni sarvāṇi prayacchati dvijātaye | ekaḥ paśyati māmatra samaṃ tābhyāṃ phalaṃ smṛtam

Translation

L’un prodigue toutes sortes d’aumônes aux dvija, les « deux-fois-nés » ; un autre me contemple ici : il est dit que tous deux obtiennent un fruit égal.

Word by Word

• ekaḥ: one (person)
• ekaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• dānāni: gifts, donations
• dānāni: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• sarvāṇi: all
• sarvāṇi: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural); विशेषणम् (qualifying) dānāni

• prayacchati: gives, bestows
• prayacchati: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra√yam (धातु; यम्)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• dvijātaye: to a twice-born (Brahmin etc.)
• dvijātaye: Sampradāna (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvijāti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular)

• ekaḥ: another one (person)
• ekaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• paśyati: sees
• paśyati: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √paś (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• samam: equal
• samam: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषणम् (qualifying) phalam

• tābhyām: by/for those two (acts/persons)
• tābhyām: Karaṇa/Hetu (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), द्विवचन (Dual)

• phalam: result, fruit
• phalam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• smṛtam: is said/remembered (as)
• smṛtam: Kriyā (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √smṛ (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle, क्त-प्रत्यय); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); कर्मणि-प्रयोगार्थ (passive sense)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A wealthy donor distributes varied gifts to brāhmaṇas (dvijātis) in a ceremonial setting; beside him, a simple pilgrim stands before the Prabhāsa deity—both receive identical divine acknowledgment, symbolized by equal light or equal blessing gestures.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa
• Prabhāsakṣetra
• Dāna
• Dvija

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage darśana at Prabhāsa is valued as equal to comprehensive charitable giving, highlighting the kṣetra’s greatness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra in the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dāna—giving gifts/charity to the twice-born (dvija)—is mentioned as the compared religious act.