Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

मुकुन्दाशनशेषं तु यो भुनक्ति दिनेदिने । सिक्थेसिक्थे भवेत्पुण्यं चान्द्रायणशताधिकम्

Transliteration

mukundāśanaśeṣaṃ tu yo bhunakti dinedine | sikthesikthe bhavetpuṇyaṃ cāndrāyaṇaśatādhikam

Translation

ຜູ້ໃດກິນເຫຼືອອາຫານບູຊາຂອງມຸກຸນດະ (Mukunda) ທຸກມື້ທຸກວັນ, ທຸກຄຳທຸກຄຳທີ່ກິນ ຈະໄດ້ບຸນເກີນກວ່າວຣະຕະ Cāndrāyaṇa ໜຶ່ງຮ້ອຍເທົ່າ.

Word by Word

• मुकुन्दाशनशेषम्: the remnant of Mukunda’s food
• मुकुन्दाशनशेषम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुकुन्द + आशन + शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मुकुन्दस्य आशनस्य शेषः)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषणार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• भुनक्ति: eats
• भुनक्ति: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दिने: in a day
• दिने: Adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• दिने: day after day
• दिने: Adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (iterative)

• सिक्थे: in each morsel/crumb
• सिक्थे: Adhikarana (Measure/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिक्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• सिक्थे: morsel by morsel
• सिक्थे: Adhikarana (Measure/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिक्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (iterative)

• भवेत्: would be / arises
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पुण्यम्: merit
• पुण्यम्: Karta (Result)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• चान्द्रायणशताधिकम्: more than a hundred Cāndrāyaṇa vows
• चान्द्रायणशताधिकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चान्द्रायण + शत + अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (चान्द्रायणशतात् अधिकम्)

Speaker

Prahlāda (continued)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee sits near the sanctum of Mukunda in Dvārakā, receiving and eating the Lord’s naivedya-śeṣa with folded hands; lamps glow, priests move with vessels, and the sea-breeze hints at the coastal kṣetra.

Characters & Entities

• Mukunda (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)
• Prasāda (āśana-śeṣa)
• Cāndrāyaṇa vrata

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Bhakti expressed through honoring prasāda is exalted as a swift and profound purifier, surpassing severe penances.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not a specific site in the verse; it supports the devotional ethos of Dvārakā Māhātmya centered on Mukunda.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Daily honoring (eating) of Mukunda’s prasāda (offering-remnants).