Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 109

Devanagari script

एवं दानं प्रदत्त्वा तु दश कृत्वः फलं लभेत्

Transliteration

evaṃ dānaṃ pradattvā tu daśa kṛtvaḥ phalaṃ labhet

Translation

เมื่อให้ทานดังนี้แล้ว ย่อมได้รับผลบุญสิบเท่า.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/रीतिवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम् (thus/in this manner)

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

• प्रदत्त्वा: having given
• प्रदत्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (Gerund/Absolutive); पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having given)

• तु: then
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/अनन्तरार्थ-निपातः (then/indeed)

• दश: ten
• दश: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दश (प्रातिपदिक/संख्याशब्द)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्दः; परिमाणवाचक-विशेषणम् (qualifying कृत्वः)

• कृत्वः: times
• कृत्वः: Sambandha (Measure/परिमाण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृत्वस्/कृत्वः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; आवृत्तिवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम् (times; repetition count)

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

• लभेत्: should obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम् (should obtain)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (contextual attribution)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A symbolic depiction of tenfold merit: the donor’s single offering transforms into ten radiant streams of light rising from the donation vessel toward a Śiva-linga, while priests and pilgrims witness the auspicious sign.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In a tīrtha like Prabhāsa, dharmic giving is amplified—place and intention together increase merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where dāna is said to yield multiplied results.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

To perform dāna as previously instructed; its stated reward is tenfold fruit.