Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

दीपादिदानं कृत्वा तु कृतकृत्योऽभिजायते

Transliteration

dīpādidānaṃ kṛtvā tu kṛtakṛtyo'bhijāyate

Translation

Et après avoir accompli des dons tels que l’offrande de lampes et autres, on devient comblé : celui qui a accompli ce qui devait l’être.

Word by Word

• दीपादिदानम्: the giving of lamps etc.
• दीपादिदानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप + आदि + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (दीपादीनां दानम्)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात

• कृतकृत्यः: one who has fulfilled his duty
• कृतकृत्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत + कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता/विशेष्य), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (कृतं कृत्यं येन)

• अभिजायते: is born/comes to be
• अभिजायते: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet; contextually the same narrator continuing the Prabhāsa Māhātmya instructions.

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rows of small oil lamps offered along the waterbank and before the deity; devotees place lamps with cupped hands, the night illuminated, faces calm with a sense of completion.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even simple acts of sacred charity, like offering a lamp, are praised as completing one’s religious duty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, within the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dīpa-dāna—donating/offering lamps (and similar gifts) as a meritorious act.