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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

वेदैरधीतैर्यत्पुण्यं पुराणैश्चावगाहितैः । तपोभिश्चरितैः पुण्यं सम्यगाश्रम पालनैः

Transliteration

vedairadhītairyatpuṇyaṃ purāṇaiścāvagāhitaiḥ | tapobhiścaritaiḥ puṇyaṃ samyagāśrama pālanaiḥ

Translation

(Ang gantimpala) ay katumbas ng kabutihang nakukuha sa pag-aaral ng mga Veda, sa masusing pag-unawa sa mga Purāṇa, sa pagsasagawa ng mga pag-aayuno at pagtitika (tapas), at sa wastong pagtupad sa tungkulin ng sariling āśrama (yugto ng buhay).

Word by Word
वेदैःby the Vedas
वेदैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootवेद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन
अधीतैः(having been) studied
अधीतैः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअधि + इ (धातु) + अधीत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; अर्थः 'studied/recited'
यत्which
यत्:
Sambandha (Relational/सम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-विशेषणम् (relative pronoun: 'which/that')
पुण्यम्merit
पुण्यम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootपुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन
पुराणैःby the Purāṇas
पुराणैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootपुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
अवगाहितैःdeeply studied/entered into
अवगाहितैः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootअव + गाह् (धातु) + अवगाहित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; अर्थः 'entered into/immersed in; studied deeply'
तपोभिःby austerities
तपोभिः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootतपस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
चरितैःpractised
चरितैः:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootचर् (धातु) + चरित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; अर्थः 'practised/performed'
पुण्यम्merit
पुण्यम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootपुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन
सम्यक्properly
सम्यक्:
Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम्यक् (अव्यय)
Formरीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'properly')
आश्रमthe āśrama (stage of life)
आश्रम:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootआश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; (पालनैः इत्यनेन सह)
पालनैःby observances/maintenance
पालनैः:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootपाल् (धातु) + पालन (कृदन्त/भाव-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; भाववाचक-नाम (act of maintaining/observing)
Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Dvārakā Māhātmya narrative style within Skanda Purāṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: brāhmaṇas / disciples in the narrative setting

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A learned assembly in Dvārakā-mahātmya context where a speaker extols the vigil’s merit as equal to Vedic study, Purāṇa learning, tapas, and āśrama observance; listeners are attentive brāhmaṇas.

Characters & Entities
V
Veda
P
Purāṇa

FAQs

Purāṇic devotion is presented as harmonizing with classical dharma—its fruit can match svādhyāya, tapas, and faithful āśrama conduct.

The site-context remains Dvārakā Māhātmya, but the verse primarily emphasizes dharma benchmarks (Veda, Purāṇa, tapas, āśrama).

No new ritual is added; it defines the magnitude of merit by comparing it to Veda-study, Purāṇa-learning, austerities, and āśrama-dharma.

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