Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

यन्मया सुकृतं किञ्चिन्मनोवाक्कायकर्मभिः । कृतं स्यात्तेन दुःखार्ताः सर्वे यांतु शुभां गतिम्

Transliteration

yanmayā sukṛtaṃ kiñcinmanovākkāyakarmabhiḥ | kṛtaṃ syāttena duḥkhārtāḥ sarve yāṃtu śubhāṃ gatim

Translation

മനസ്സ്, വാക്ക്, ശരീരകർമ്മങ്ങൾകൊണ്ട് ഞാൻ ചെയ്ത ചെറിയ പുണ്യം ഏതായാലും, അതിന്റെ ഫലമായി ദുഃഖാർത്തരായ എല്ലാവരും ശുഭഗതി പ്രാപിക്കട്ടെ.

Word by Word

• yat: whatever (that which)
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• mayā: by me
• mayā: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; करण/कर्तृ-निर्देश (by me)

• sukṛtam: merit, good deed
• sukṛtam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su-kṛta (प्रातिपदिक; कृ धातु-निष्पन्न)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ‘सु’ उपसर्गपूर्वक कृत (good deed/merit)

• kiñcit: some (little)
• kiñcit: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kiṃcit (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; अनिश्चितपरिमाणवाचक (some/any)

• manasā: by mind
• manasā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; करण (instrument)

• vācā: by speech
• vācā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vāc (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; करण

• kāyena: by body
• kāyena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; करण

• karmabhiḥ: by actions/deeds
• karmabhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; करण

• kṛtam: done
• kṛtam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; ‘done’—पूर्वोक्त ‘यत्’/‘सुकृतम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• syāt: may be
• syāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; ‘may it be’

• tena: by that, through that
• tena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; हेतु/करणार्थ (by that/through that)

• duḥkhārtāḥ: those afflicted by suffering
• duḥkhārtāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duḥkha-ārta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः—‘दुःखेन आर्ताः’ (afflicted by sorrow)

• sarve: all
• sarve: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), बहुवचन; ‘duḥkhārtāḥ’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• yāntu: may they go
• yāntu: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (या धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative), तृतीयपुरुष, बहुवचन; ‘let them go’

• śubhām: auspicious
• śubhām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; ‘गतिम्’ इत्यस्य विशेषण

• gatim: destination, state
• gatim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; गन्तव्य-फल (destination)

Speaker

Āpastaṃba (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene dedication-prayer: the speaker offers the fruit of all small good deeds of mind, speech, and body so that all afflicted beings may reach an auspicious destiny; the scene feels expansive and inclusive.

Characters & Entities

• sukṛta (merit)
• duḥkha (suffering)
• śubhā gati (auspicious path)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The highest use of merit is sharing it—dedicating one’s virtue for the welfare and upliftment of all suffering beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where acts of merit are depicted as expansive and capable of benefiting many.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A devotional act of saṅkalpa: dedicating the fruit of one’s good deeds for universal well-being.