Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 103

Devanagari script

यावंति रोमाणि भवंति तस्यास्तावंति वर्षाणि महीयते सः । ब्रह्मालये सिद्ध गणैर्वृतोऽसौ संतिष्ठते सूर्यसमानतेजाः

Transliteration

yāvaṃti romāṇi bhavaṃti tasyāstāvaṃti varṣāṇi mahīyate saḥ | brahmālaye siddha gaṇairvṛto'sau saṃtiṣṭhate sūryasamānatejāḥ

Translation

ขนของโคนั้นมีเท่าใด ผู้ให้ย่อมได้รับการสรรเสริญเท่านั้นเป็นปี ๆ เขาถูกห้อมล้อมด้วยหมู่สิทธะ และสถิตอยู่ในพรหมโลก เปล่งรัศมีดุจพระอาทิตย์

Word by Word

• यावन्ति: as many as
• यावन्ति: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यावत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन; परिमाणवाचक (as many as)

• रोमाणि: hairs
• रोमाणि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोमन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• भवन्ति: are/exist
• भवन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• तस्याः: of her (that cow)
• तस्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• तावन्ति: so many
• तावन्ति: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तावत् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; परिमाणवाचक (so many)

• वर्षाणि: years
• वर्षाणि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• महीयते: is honored
• महीयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मह् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः (is honored/glorified)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ब्रह्मालये: in Brahmā’s abode
• ब्रह्मालये: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक) + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (ब्रह्मणः आलयः)

• सिद्धगणैः: by groups of siddhas
• सिद्धगणैः: Sahakarana (Instrument/साधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + गण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सिद्धानां गणाः)

• वृतः: surrounded
• वृतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृ (धातु) → वृत (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘surrounded’

• असौ: that person
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; दूरवाचक-सर्वनाम (that one)

• संतिष्ठते: remains/stands
• संतिष्ठते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; ‘stands/remains’

• सूर्यसमानतेजाः: having radiance like the sun
• सूर्यसमानतेजाः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + समान (प्रातिपदिक) + तेजस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुपद-तत्पुरुषः/कर्मधारयभावः: ‘सूर्येण समानं तेजः यस्य’ (having radiance equal to the sun)

Speaker

Unspecified narrator within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa (deduced from section context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant donor, after death, is shown ascending to Brahmā’s world; Siddhas surround him in a luminous assembly; solar brilliance emanates from his form, symbolizing merit ripening.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Siddhas
• Sūrya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma presents charity as a cosmic investment: a single sacred gift yields vast, vividly described spiritual honor and higher-world attainment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of Vastrāpathakṣetra-māhātmya in Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa, teaching the fruits of dāna in a tīrtha-centered narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Continuation of gau-dāna’s declared fruit (phala): long honor proportionate to the cow’s hairs, and posthumous attainment of Brahmaloka.