Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

मासांते विविधं देयं गौस्तिलाः कुसुमानि च । सर्वदानेषु यत्पुण्यं सर्व तीर्थेषु यत्फलम्

Transliteration

māsāṃte vividhaṃ deyaṃ gaustilāḥ kusumāni ca | sarvadāneṣu yatpuṇyaṃ sarva tīrtheṣu yatphalam

Translation

เมื่อสิ้นเดือน พึงถวายทานนานาประการ เช่น โค งา และดอกไม้ ด้วยการนั้นย่อมได้บุญแห่งทานทั้งปวง และผลแห่งการไปยังตีรถะศักดิ์สิทธิ์ทั้งหลาย

Word by Word

• māsa-ante: at the end of the month
• māsa-ante: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); तत्पुरुष: ‘māsasya ante’

• vividham: various
• vividham: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• deyam: should be given
• deyam: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त-तव्यत्/यत् (Gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); ‘should be given’

• gauḥ: a cow
• gauḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: go (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• tilāḥ: sesame seeds
• tilāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• kusumāni: flowers
• kusumāni: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kusuma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (Conjunction)

• sarva-dāneṣu: in all gifts/charities
• sarva-dāneṣu: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural); तत्पुरुष: ‘sarveṣu dāneṣu’

• yat: whatever/that which
• yat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• puṇyam: merit
• puṇyam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• sarva: all
• sarva: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural) (elliptic with ‘tīrtheṣu’)

• tīrtheṣu: in holy places
• tīrtheṣu: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)

• yat: whatever/that which
• yat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• phalam: fruit/result
• phalam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nṛpa (King) (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Month-end rite: a donor leads a decorated cow with garlands; bowls of sesame and heaps of flowers are offered near a shrine; pilgrims gather as priests recite blessings, with the sea-coast/Prabhāsa landscape behind.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Regular, timely charity—especially at month-end—concentrates vast religious merit, comparable to many other meritorious acts.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader context is the glory (māhātmya) of Vastrāpathakṣetra within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa, presenting it as a place where merit is greatly amplified.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Giving dāna at month-end, specifically including a cow, sesame seeds, and flowers.