Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

दीपादिदानं कृत्वा तु कृतकृत्योऽभिजायते

Transliteration

dīpādidānaṃ kṛtvā tu kṛtakṛtyo'bhijāyate

Translation

ଦୀପ ଆଦି ଦାନ କଲେ ମନୁଷ୍ୟ କୃତକୃତ୍ୟ ହୁଏ—ଅର୍ଥାତ୍ କର୍ତ୍ତବ୍ୟ ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ କରିଥାଏ।

Word by Word

• दीपादिदानम्: the giving of lamps etc.
• दीपादिदानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप + आदि + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (दीपादीनां दानम्)

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात

• कृतकृत्यः: one who has fulfilled his duty
• कृतकृत्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत + कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता/विशेष्य), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (कृतं कृत्यं येन)

• अभिजायते: is born/comes to be
• अभिजायते: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet; contextually the same narrator continuing the Prabhāsa Māhātmya instructions.

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Rows of small oil lamps offered along the waterbank and before the deity; devotees place lamps with cupped hands, the night illuminated, faces calm with a sense of completion.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even simple acts of sacred charity, like offering a lamp, are praised as completing one’s religious duty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, within the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dīpa-dāna—donating/offering lamps (and similar gifts) as a meritorious act.