Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

यत्फलं सर्वयज्ञेषु सर्वदानेषु यत्फलम् । सकृत्पुराणश्रवणात्तत्फलं विंदते नरः

Transliteration

yatphalaṃ sarvayajñeṣu sarvadāneṣu yatphalam | sakṛtpurāṇaśravaṇāttatphalaṃ viṃdate naraḥ

Translation

सभी यज्ञों से जो फल और सभी दानों से जो फल मिलता है—पुराण का एक बार श्रवण करने से मनुष्य वही फल पा लेता है।

Word by Word

• यत्-फलम्: whatever fruit/result
• यत्-फलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-प्राय; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• सर्व-यज्ञेषु: in all sacrifices
• सर्व-यज्ञेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Masculine, Locative, Plural

• सर्व-दानॆषु: in all gifts/charities
• सर्व-दानॆषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Neuter, Locative, Plural

• यत्-फलम्: whatever fruit (there is)
• यत्-फलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Nominative, Singular (पुनरुक्ति-बल)

• सकृत्: once
• सकृत्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सकृत् (अव्यय)
• Form: परिमाण/कालवाचक-अव्यय; adverb ‘once’

• पुराण-श्रवणात्: from hearing the Purāṇa
• पुराण-श्रवणात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक) + श्रवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• तत्-फलम्: that fruit/result
• तत्-फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• विन्दते: obtains
• विन्दते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Present Indicative, 3rd person singular; आत्मनेपद

• नरः: a man/person
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Bādarāyaṇa (Vyāsa) / Purāṇic narrator voice (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A scale-like allegory: on one side elaborate fire-sacrifices and heaps of gifts; on the other a single listener hearing Purāṇa—both sides balanced, indicating equal fruit.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇa-śravaṇa is presented as a powerful, accessible path yielding the same merit as extensive sacrifices and charities.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific pilgrimage site is mentioned; the verse universalizes merit through listening practice.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Hearing a Purāṇa (purāṇa-śravaṇa), even once, is recommended as a dharmic practice.