Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 109

Devanagari script

एवं दानं प्रदत्त्वा तु दश कृत्वः फलं लभेत्

Transliteration

evaṃ dānaṃ pradattvā tu daśa kṛtvaḥ phalaṃ labhet

Translation

Ayant ainsi fait l’aumône, on obtient un fruit décuplé.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/रीतिवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम् (thus/in this manner)

• दानम्: a gift/charity
• दानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• प्रदत्त्वा: having given
• प्रदत्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive); पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having given)

• तु: then
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/अनन्तरार्थ-निपातः (then/indeed)

• दश: ten
• दश: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश (प्रातिपदिक/संख्याशब्द)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; परिमाणवाचक-विशेषणम् (qualifying कृत्वः)

• कृत्वः: times
• कृत्वः: Sambandha (Measure/परिमाण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृत्वस्/कृत्वः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आवृत्तिवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम् (times; repetition count)

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

• लभेत्: should obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम् (should obtain)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (contextual attribution)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A symbolic depiction of tenfold merit: the donor’s single offering transforms into ten radiant streams of light rising from the donation vessel toward a Śiva-linga, while priests and pilgrims witness the auspicious sign.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In a tīrtha like Prabhāsa, dharmic giving is amplified—place and intention together increase merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where dāna is said to yield multiplied results.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

To perform dāna as previously instructed; its stated reward is tenfold fruit.