Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 121

Devanagari script

एकभक्तं तथा नक्तमयाच्यमुषितं तथा । एवमादीनि चान्यानि कृत्वा दामोदराग्रतः । कृतकृत्या भवंतीह यावदाभूतसंप्लवम्

Transliteration

ekabhaktaṃ tathā naktamayācyamuṣitaṃ tathā | evamādīni cānyāni kṛtvā dāmodarāgrataḥ | kṛtakṛtyā bhavaṃtīha yāvadābhūtasaṃplavam

Translation

การถือวัตรเช่น ฉันเพียงวันละครั้ง ฉันเฉพาะยามค่ำ และพำนักโดยไม่ขอทาน—รวมทั้งวัตรอื่น ๆ ทำนองนี้—เมื่อปฏิบัติต่อหน้าท่านทาโมทร ย่อมทำให้ผู้นั้นสำเร็จสมบูรณ์ในชาตินี้ และดำรงอยู่อย่างนั้นจนถึงกัลปาวสาน

Word by Word

• एकभक्तम्: single meal (observance)
• एकभक्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक + भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘एकं भक्तं (एकवारं भोजनम्)’ इति द्विगु-भावार्थे

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक (likewise)

• नक्तम्: night-only eating (observance)
• नक्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘रात्रौ भोजनम्/व्रतम्’ अर्थे

• अयाच्यम्: not to be begged for / without asking
• अयाच्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + याच्य (प्रातिपदिक; √याच् (धातु) यत्/ण्यत्-प्रत्ययजन्य)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; निषेध-पूर्वक विशेषणम्

• उषितम्: staying / dwelling (observance)
• उषितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: √वस् (धातु) क्त-प्रत्यय (कृदन्त; उषित)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘उषितम्’ = वासः/निवासः (staying)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus)

• आदीनि: and the like
• आदीनि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; ‘आदि’ = and so on (etc.)

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय

• अन्यानि: other
• अन्यानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; ‘आदीनि’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Adverbial (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: √कृ (धातु) त्वा-प्रत्यय (अव्ययकृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वकालिक-क्रिया (having done)

• दामोदराग्रतः: before Dāmodara / in Dāmodara’s presence
• दामोदराग्रतः: Adverbial (देश/सन्निधि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दामोदर + अग्रतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपपद-सम्बन्धे षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थः (in the presence of Dāmodara)

• कृतकृत्याः: having accomplished what should be done
• कृतकृत्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत + कृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; ‘कृतं कृत्यं यैः’ इति (fulfilled)

• भवन्ति: become / are
• भवन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• इह: here
• इह: Adverbial (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (here)

• यावत्: until / as long as
• यावत्: Adverbial (अवधि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधिवाचक (until/as long as)

• आभूतसंप्लवम्: up to the dissolution of beings / cosmic deluge
• आभूतसंप्लवम्: Adverbial (अवधि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आ + भूत + संप्लव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘आ’ उपसर्गार्थे अव्ययीभावः = ‘आभूतसंप्लवम्’ (up to the cosmic dissolution)

Speaker

Narrative voice (contextual Purāṇic narrator; exact speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (Dāmodara-sannidhi)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee observes ekabhakta and nakta disciplines, living simply without asking, then stands before a shrine of child-form Dāmodara with a rope-belt motif, offering a lamp and water; the scene suggests inner fulfillment radiating outward.

Characters & Entities

• Dāmodara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Simple, disciplined vows performed with devotion before the deity are portrayed as completing one’s spiritual purpose and yielding enduring merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpatha Kṣetra within the Prabhāsa region, presented as a place where vows gain exceptional potency.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Vratas such as ekabhakta (one meal daily), nakta (night-only meal), and living without begging (ayācya-muṣita).