Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

क्रीडते सत्यवाक्येन स्वर्गे वै देवतैः सह । अहिंसया तथाऽरोग्यं दानात्कीर्तिमनुक्रमात्

Transliteration

krīḍate satyavākyena svarge vai devataiḥ saha | ahiṃsayā tathā'rogyaṃ dānātkīrtimanukramāt

Translation

真実の言葉を語れば、天において神々と共に遊楽し、アヒンサー（不殺生・不害）により健やかさを得、布施により名声を得る—その果は自らの業に応じて順次現れる。

Word by Word

• क्रीडते: sports/enjoys
• क्रीडते: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्रीड् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमानकाल), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• सत्य-वाक्येन: by truthful speech
• सत्य-वाक्येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + वाक्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-एकवचन (Instrumental singular); समासः: सत्यं वाक्यम् (कर्मधारय)

• स्वर्गे: in heaven
• स्वर्गे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-एकवचन (Locative singular)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/खल्वर्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• देवतैः: with the deities
• देवतैः: Sahakari (Companion/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (Companion/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (postposition meaning “with”)

• अहिंसया: by non-violence
• अहिंसया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहिंसा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: “thus/likewise”)

• आरोग्यम्: health
• आरोग्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरोग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-एकवचन; अत्र फलरूपेण द्वितीया-एकवचन (Accusative as attained result)

• दानात्: from giving (charity)
• दानात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-एकवचन (Ablative singular) — “from/through (as cause)”

• कीर्तिम्: fame
• कीर्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• अनुक्रमात्: in due order/gradually
• अनुक्रमात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुक्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-एकवचन (Ablative singular) — “in due course/sequence” (idiomatic)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya didactic narration context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages (frame)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Three-panel moral tableau at Prabhāsa: (1) a pilgrim speaks truth before a judge/elder; (2) he protects a creature and offers water; (3) he gives alms—above, devas in svarga welcome him; below, a healthy body and public acclaim symbolize fruits.

Characters & Entities

• Devatā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Truth, nonviolence, and charity each yield distinct spiritual and worldly fruits, reflecting karmic order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

These dharmic teachings are delivered within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya, guiding conduct in a sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ethical prescriptions rather than a ritual: speak truth (satya), practice nonviolence (ahiṃsā), and give charity (dāna).