Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

दृष्ट्वा गच्छंति ते देवि स्वर्गं धर्मपरायणाः । स्नानं जाप्यं बलिं होमं पूजां स्तोत्रं च नर्तनम् । तस्मिन्स्थाने तु यः कुर्यात्तत्सर्वं चाक्षयं भवेत्

Transliteration

dṛṣṭvā gacchaṃti te devi svargaṃ dharmaparāyaṇāḥ | snānaṃ jāpyaṃ baliṃ homaṃ pūjāṃ stotraṃ ca nartanam | tasminsthāne tu yaḥ kuryāttatsarvaṃ cākṣayaṃ bhavet

Translation

ข้าแต่เทวี ครั้นได้เห็นความศักดิ์สิทธิ์นั้นแล้ว ผู้ตั้งมั่นในธรรมย่อมไปสู่สวรรค์ การอาบน้ำศักดิ์สิทธิ์ การภาวนามนต์ (ชปะ) การบูชายัญ (บะลี) การบูชาไฟ (โหมะ) การสักการะ บทสรรเสริญ และนาฏกรรมอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์—สิ่งใดทำ ณ สถานที่นั้น บุญกุศลทั้งปวงย่อมเป็นอักษัย ไม่เสื่อมสูญ

Word by Word

• dṛṣṭvā: having seen
• dṛṣṭvā: Kriyā (पूर्वकर्म/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय-भाव (Gerund/Absolutive)

• gacchanti: go
• gacchanti: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: gam (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• te: they
• te: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• devi: O goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• svargam: to heaven
• svargam: Gati/Karma (Destination as object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: svarga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• dharmaparāyaṇāḥ: devoted to dharma
• dharmaparāyaṇāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of te)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dharma (प्रातिपदिक) + parāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (‘धर्मे परायणाः’)

• snānam: bathing
• snānam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• jāpyam: muttering (japa)
• jāpyam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jāpya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• balim: offering (bali)
• balim: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• homam: fire-offering (homa)
• homam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: homa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• pūjām: worship
• pūjām: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• stotram: hymn of praise
• stotram: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• nartanam: dancing
• nartanam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nartana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tasmin: in that
• tasmin: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (sthāne)

• sthāne: place
• sthāne: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषण-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• kuryāt: should do
• kuryāt: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• tat: that
• tat: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (sarvam)

• sarvam: all (of that)
• sarvam: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• akṣayam: imperishable
• akṣayam: Karma-pravacaniya/Predicate adjective (फलविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण

• bhavet: would become / would be
• bhavet: Kriyā (Result)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Unknown (māhātmya discourse, addressing Devi)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextually within Varuṇeśvara vicinity)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim, after beholding the sacred presence in Prabhāsa, performs a sequence of rites—river/sea bathing, seated japa, bali offerings, a small homa fire, pūjā with flowers and lamps, stotra singing, and devotional dance—while the kṣetra radiates sanctity and the promise of imperishable merit.

Characters & Entities

• Varuṇeśvara
• Svarga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In a sanctified kṣetra, even ordinary acts of devotion become akṣaya (undiminishing) and elevate the practitioner toward heavenly and dhārmic attainments.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The sacred spot of Varuṇeśvara in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where acts become imperishable in merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna, japa, bali, homa, pūjā, stotra, and nartana performed at that site are declared akṣaya in result.