Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

गोसहस्रप्रदो ह्येको ब्राह्मणे वेदपारगे । एकः पश्यति मामत्र फलं ताभ्यां समं स्मृतम्

Transliteration

gosahasraprado hyeko brāhmaṇe vedapārage | ekaḥ paśyati māmatra phalaṃ tābhyāṃ samaṃ smṛtam

Translation

ผู้หนึ่งถวายทานโคหนึ่งพันแก่พราหมณ์ผู้เชี่ยวชาญพระเวท; อีกผู้หนึ่งได้เห็นเรา ณ ที่นี้—ผลบุญของทั้งสองกล่าวว่าเสมอกัน

Word by Word

• गो-सहस्र-प्रदः: giver of a thousand cows
• गो-सहस्र-प्रदः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: go (प्रातिपदिक) + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक) + prada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गोसहस्रस्य प्रदः = दाता)

• हि: indeed
• हि: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis/indeed)

• एकः: one (person)
• एकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• ब्राह्मणे: in/with regard to a brāhmaṇa
• ब्राह्मणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• वेद-पारगे: versed in the Veda
• वेद-पारगे: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक) + pāraga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (ब्राह्मणे); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (वेदस्य पारगः)

• एकः: one (person)
• एकः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• पश्यति: sees
• पश्यति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• ताभ्याम्: with those two / than those two
• ताभ्याम्: Upamana/Comparison (उपमान/तुलना)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया, द्विवचन

• समम्: equal
• समम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (फलम्)

• स्मृतम्: is declared/remembered
• स्मृतम्: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्मृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; (फलम्) इति विशेषण

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Unspecified

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A wealthy donor presents a thousand cows to a serene Veda-knowing brāhmaṇa (symbolic herd), while beside them a simple pilgrim attains the same radiance through Prabhāsa darśana—emphasizing equality of fruit through grace.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa
• Prabhāsakṣetra
• Gosahasra-dāna
• Brāhmaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The text ranks Prabhāsa-darśana among the highest merits, equating it with the famed great gift of a thousand cows.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Gosahasra-dāna—donating a thousand cows to a Veda-master brāhmaṇa.