Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

यज्ञाध्ययनदानानां तपोव्रतसमाधिनाम् । संप्राप्तफलमस्माभिर्युष्माभिः सर्वतीर्थकाः

Transliteration

yajñādhyayanadānānāṃ tapovratasamādhinām | saṃprāptaphalamasmābhiryuṣmābhiḥ sarvatīrthakāḥ

Translation

யாகம், வேதஅத்தியயனம், தானம், தவம், விரதம், சமாதி—இவற்றின் பலன்கள் எங்களுக்கும் உங்களுக்கும் கிடைத்துவிட்டன, ஓ அனைத்துத் தீர்த்தங்களின் உருவங்களே।

Word by Word

• यज्ञाध्ययनदानानाम्: of sacrifices, study, and gifts
• यज्ञाध्ययनदानानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ + अध्ययन + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collective copulative)

• तपोव्रतसमाधिनाम्: of austerities, vows, and meditations
• तपोव्रतसमाधिनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् + व्रत + समाधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व

• संप्राप्तफलम्: the attained fruit/result
• संप्राप्तफलम्: Karta/Pradhāna (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम् + प्राप् (धातु) → संप्राप्त (कृदन्त, क्त) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषणपूर्वक तत्पुरुष (संप्राप्तं फलम्)

• अस्माभिः: by us
• अस्माभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग (pronoun), तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• युष्माभिः: by you
• युष्माभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग (pronoun), तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• सर्वतीर्थकाः: all the sacred fords/pilgrimage-places (as entities)
• सर्वतीर्थकाः: Karta/Pradhāna (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + तीर्थक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (सर्वे तीर्थकाः)

Speaker

Nārada (contextual; addressing sacred beings/pilgrimage presences)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā tīrtha (implied)

Type: tirtha

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: yūyam (sarva-tīrthakāḥ) and asmābhiḥ (inclusive assembly)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A gathering of pilgrims and sages at a sacred site, with ritual fires, scripture recitation, alms-giving, and meditative postures depicted simultaneously—symbolizing that all dharmic fruits have converged here.

Characters & Entities

• Yajña
• Adhyayana
• Dāna
• Tapas
• Vrata
• Samādhi
• Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma integrates ritual, study, charity, vows, and meditation—pilgrimage is presented as a culmination that gathers these fruits.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā’s tīrtha-field is implied as the setting where comprehensive dharmic fruits are realized.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse lists core dharmic disciplines—yajña, adhyayana, dāna, tapas, vrata, and samādhi—without giving a step-by-step procedure.