Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

अयाचितोपचारैश्च जपहोमैः सुदुष्करैः । मन्त्रैर्व्रतैस्तथा दानैः स्वर्गप्राप्तिं वदस्व नः

Transliteration

ayācitopacāraiśca japahomaiḥ suduṣkaraiḥ | mantrairvrataistathā dānaiḥ svargaprāptiṃ vadasva naḥ

Translation

မတောင်းဆိုဘဲ ပြုသော ပူဇော်ပဏာများ၊ အလွန်ခက်ခဲသော ဇပ (japa) နှင့် ဟိုးမ (homa) များ၊ ထို့ပြင် မန္တရ၊ ဝရတ နှင့် ဒါန (လှူဒါန်းခြင်း) တို့ဖြင့် ကောင်းကင်ဘုံရရှိခြင်းကို ကျွန်ုပ်တို့အား မိန့်ကြားပါ။

Word by Word

• अयाचितोपचारैः: by unsolicited services/offerings
• अयाचितोपचारैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयाचित (कृदन्त; √याच्) + उपचार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण/3rd), बहुवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (अयाचितस्य उपचाराः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• जपहोमैः: by recitations and fire-offerings
• जपहोमैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप (प्रातिपदिक) + होम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; समासः—इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (जपश्च होमश्च)

• सुदुष्करैः: very difficult
• सुदुष्करैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुदुष्कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (जपहोमैः/मन्त्रैः/व्रतैः/दानैः इत्यादीनाम्)

• मन्त्रैः: by mantras
• मन्त्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• व्रतैः: by vows/observances
• व्रतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/समुच्चयार्थक (adverb: likewise/also)

• दानैः: by gifts/charity
• दानैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन

• स्वर्गप्राप्तिम्: attainment of heaven
• स्वर्गप्राप्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक) + प्राप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (स्वर्गस्य प्राप्तिः)

• वदस्व: tell/say
• वदस्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √वद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ/imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• नः: to us / for us
• नः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी (genitive/dative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Ṛṣayaḥ (the sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brahmā (Devēśa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages enumerate disciplines—japa, homa, mantra, vrata, dāna—gesturing to ritual implements: rosary, ladle, fire-pit, waterpot, and gift bundles, while Brahmā listens as the arbiter of dharma-fruit.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The sages inquire about the efficacy of major merit-producing practices and their promised fruits, especially svarga.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The immediate focus is on practices; the site-centered solution (Brahmā’s mahāpada) is introduced in the following verses.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ayācitopacāra (unsolicited offerings), japa, homa, mantra, vrata, and dāna are explicitly listed.