Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 79

Devanagari script

काचिच्छिवं स्तौति शिवां तथान्या पृच्छत्यथान्या किमु बिल्वपत्रात् । किं वोपवासेन फलं तवेदं निद्राक्षयेणाथ फलं तवैतत्

Transliteration

kācicchivaṃ stauti śivāṃ tathānyā pṛcchatyathānyā kimu bilvapatrāt | kiṃ vopavāsena phalaṃ tavedaṃ nidrākṣayeṇātha phalaṃ tavaitat

Translation

Seorang memuji Śiva; yang lain memuji Śivā (Dewi). Seorang lagi bertanya, ‘Apakah yang diperoleh dari mempersembahkan daun bilva? Buah apa yang engkau dapat dari berpuasa? Dan buah apa yang engkau peroleh dari berjaga hingga lenyap tidur?’

Word by Word

• kācit: a certain (woman)
• kācit: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; अनिर्दिष्टा (indefinite) सर्वनाम-प्रयोगः

• śivam: Śiva
• śivam: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• stauti: praises
• stauti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: stu (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• śivām: Śivā (Pārvatī)
• śivām: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śivā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha/Modifier (सम्बन्ध/विशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• anyā: another (woman)
• anyā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• pṛcchati: asks
• pṛcchati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prach (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• atha: then
• atha: Discourse connective (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/समुच्चयार्थक (then/and)

• anyā: another (woman)
• anyā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• kim: what
• kim: Karman/Predicate (प्रश्न-प्रयोग)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• u: indeed/then
• u: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: u (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (emphatic/particle)

• bilvapatrāt: from (offering) bilva-leaf
• bilvapatrāt: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bilva-patra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: bilva + patra (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘bilvasya patram’); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• kim: what
• kim: Predicate (प्रश्न)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; प्रश्नवाचक

• vaḥ: for you / of you (pl.)
• vaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/Dative relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (6th/4th), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

• upavāsena: by fasting
• upavāsena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upavāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• phalam: fruit/result
• phalam: Karman/Predicate (कर्म/विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• idam: this
• idam: Predicate/Deictic (निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• nidrā-kṣayeṇa: by loss of sleep (keeping awake)
• nidrā-kṣayeṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nidrā-kṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: nidrā + kṣaya (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: ‘nidrāyāḥ kṣayaḥ’); पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• atha: then/and
• atha: Discourse connective (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रमार्थक

• phalam: fruit/result
• phalam: Predicate (विधेय)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• tava: your
• tava: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: षष्ठी, एकवचन

• etat: this
• etat: Predicate/Deictic (निर्देश)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Varāṅganās (apsarās), conversational questions and praise

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Women/devotees discuss worship: one praises Śiva, another praises the Goddess; another asks about the fruits of bilva offerings, fasting, and night vigil—an instructive, intimate ritual conversation.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Śivā (Pārvatī/Devī)
• Bilva leaves
• Upavāsa (fasting)
• Jāgaraṇa (vigil)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma values simple yet sincere observances—bilva-offering, fasting, and vigil—as powerful means of Śiva-bhakti.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The questions arise within the Vastrāpatha māhātmya narrative atmosphere, emphasizing Śaiva rites connected to the sacred place.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering bilva leaves, observing upavāsa (fast), and performing jāgaraṇa (staying awake in devotion).