Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 103

Devanagari script

एवं कृत्वा नरो भक्त्या लभते जन्मनः फलम् । तीर्थेषु दानं वक्ष्यामि येषु यद्दीयते तिथौ

Transliteration

evaṃ kṛtvā naro bhaktyā labhate janmanaḥ phalam | tīrtheṣu dānaṃ vakṣyāmi yeṣu yaddīyate tithau

Translation

เมื่อกระทำดังนี้ด้วยภักติ มนุษย์ย่อมได้ผลแท้แห่งการเกิดเป็นมนุษย์ บัดนี้เราจักกล่าวถึงทานในตีรถะทั้งหลายว่า ในแต่ละติถิ (วันจันทรคติ) ควรถวายสิ่งใด

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'thus')

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive): 'having done'

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• जन्मनः: of birth (one's life)
• जन्मनः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• फलम्: fruit, result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• तीर्थेषु: in/at the sacred places
• तीर्थेषु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), बहुवचन

• दानम्: donation
• दानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• वक्ष्यामि: I shall describe
• वक्ष्यामि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), उत्तम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• येषु: in which (places)
• येषु: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun: 'in which')

• यत्: what (gift)
• यत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम (relative: 'what/which [gift]')

• दीयते: is given
• दीयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगः (passive)

• तिथौ: on the lunar day (tithi)
• तिथौ: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrims/seekers within the māhātmya frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A teacher-narrator addresses pilgrims, announcing a systematic tithi-wise schedule of gifts at Prabhāsa; listeners hold prayer beads and calendars, indicating disciplined devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Tīrtha
• Tithi
• Dāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Human life finds fulfillment through bhakti expressed as tīrtha-sevā and well-timed, scripturally guided charity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, as the immediate setting, while introducing a broader tīrtha-wise and tithi-wise dāna system.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A forthcoming schedule of donations according to lunar tithis at sacred places.