Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 93

Devanagari script

आयुरारोग्यमैश्वर्यं संततीः सौख्यमुत्तमम् । प्राप्नोति फलदं नित्यं दीपदः पुण्यभाङ्नरः

Transliteration

āyurārogyamaiśvaryaṃ saṃtatīḥ saukhyamuttamam | prāpnoti phaladaṃ nityaṃ dīpadaḥ puṇyabhāṅnaraḥ

Translation

दीपदान करणारा पुण्यवान पुरुष नित्य फलदायी वर प्राप्त करतो—दीर्घायुष्य, आरोग्य, ऐश्वर्य, संतती आणि उत्तम सुख।

Word by Word

• āyuḥ: life-span
• āyuḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āyus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; फलरूपेण उद्दिष्टम्

• ārogyam: health
• ārogyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ārogya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; फलरूपेण उद्दिष्टम्

• aiśvaryam: prosperity, lordship
• aiśvaryam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aiśvarya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; फलरूपेण उद्दिष्टम्

• saṃtatīḥ: offspring, progeny
• saṃtatīḥ: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃtati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; फलरूपेण उद्दिष्टम्

• saukhyam: happiness
• saukhyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saukhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; फलरूपेण उद्दिष्टम्

• uttamam: supreme, excellent
• uttamam: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; ‘saukhyam’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• prāpnoti: attains
• prāpnoti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √āp (धातु) + pra- उपसर्ग
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• phaladam: fruit-giving, result-bestowing
• phaladam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: phala + da (प्रातिपदिक; ‘फलद’ इति)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘(कर्म) फलदं’ इति क्रियाविशेषणवत्—फलप्रदं (result-giving)

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of time)

• dīpadaḥ: of the lamp-giver (one who gives a lamp)
• dīpadaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dīpa + da (प्रातिपदिक; ‘दीपद’ इति)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; ‘दीपदस्य’—दीपदानकर्तुः/दीपदानसम्बद्धस्य

• puṇyabhāk: partaking of merit, meritorious
• puṇyabhāk: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṇya + √bhaj (धातु; ‘भाक्’ कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘नरः’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; ‘भाक्’ = भागी (partaker)

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa framework)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā dīpa-dāna (Pauṣa context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sequence-like depiction: a devotee placing lamps along the ghāṭa; behind, symbolic vignettes of blessings—healthy body, prosperous home, children, and serene happiness—emanating as light-rays.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Offering light (dīpa) is a dharmic act that generates both well-being in life and lasting merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ayodhyā, where Pauṣa-month dīpa-dāna is being praised in this chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dīpa-dāna (giving/offering lamps), especially in the Pauṣa observance context.