Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

यज्ञाध्ययनदानानां तपोव्रतसमाधिनाम् । संप्राप्तफलमस्माभिर्युष्माभिः सर्वतीर्थकाः

Transliteration

yajñādhyayanadānānāṃ tapovratasamādhinām | saṃprāptaphalamasmābhiryuṣmābhiḥ sarvatīrthakāḥ

Translation

یَجْن، ویدوں کا ادھیयन، دان، تپسیا، ورت اور سمادھی—ان سب کے پھل ہم نے بھی اور تم نے بھی پا لیے ہیں، اے تمام تیرتھوں کے مجسم پیکرو!

Word by Word

• यज्ञाध्ययनदानानाम्: of sacrifices, study, and gifts
• यज्ञाध्ययनदानानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ + अध्ययन + दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व (collective copulative)

• तपोव्रतसमाधिनाम्: of austerities, vows, and meditations
• तपोव्रतसमाधिनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस् + व्रत + समाधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्व

• संप्राप्तफलम्: the attained fruit/result
• संप्राप्तफलम्: Karta/Pradhāna (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम् + प्राप् (धातु) → संप्राप्त (कृदन्त, क्त) + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषणपूर्वक तत्पुरुष (संप्राप्तं फलम्)

• अस्माभिः: by us
• अस्माभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग (pronoun), तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• युष्माभिः: by you
• युष्माभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग (pronoun), तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन

• सर्वतीर्थकाः: all the sacred fords/pilgrimage-places (as entities)
• सर्वतीर्थकाः: Karta/Pradhāna (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + तीर्थक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (सर्वे तीर्थकाः)

Speaker

Nārada (contextual; addressing sacred beings/pilgrimage presences)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā tīrtha (implied)

Type: tirtha

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: yūyam (sarva-tīrthakāḥ) and asmābhiḥ (inclusive assembly)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A gathering of pilgrims and sages at a sacred site, with ritual fires, scripture recitation, alms-giving, and meditative postures depicted simultaneously—symbolizing that all dharmic fruits have converged here.

Characters & Entities

• Yajña
• Adhyayana
• Dāna
• Tapas
• Vrata
• Samādhi
• Tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma integrates ritual, study, charity, vows, and meditation—pilgrimage is presented as a culmination that gathers these fruits.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā’s tīrtha-field is implied as the setting where comprehensive dharmic fruits are realized.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse lists core dharmic disciplines—yajña, adhyayana, dāna, tapas, vrata, and samādhi—without giving a step-by-step procedure.