Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

पुण्यं श्रुत्वा पुराणं वै दीर्घमायुश्च विन्दति । महीं विजयते राजा शत्रूंश्चाप्यधितिष्ठति

Transliteration

puṇyaṃ śrutvā purāṇaṃ vai dīrghamāyuśca vindati | mahīṃ vijayate rājā śatrūṃścāpyadhitiṣṭhati

Translation

اس پُنّیہ پوران کو سن کر یقیناً دراز عمر حاصل ہوتی ہے۔ راجا زمین کو فتح کرتا ہے اور دشمنوں کو بھی اپنے قابو میں کر لیتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• पुण्यम्: meritorious, holy
• पुण्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular (विशेषण of पुराणम्)

• श्रुत्वा: having heard
• श्रुत्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive); having heard

• पुराणम्: Purāṇa
• पुराणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुराण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• दीर्घम्: long
• दीर्घम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीर्घ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular (विशेषण of आयुः)

• आयुः: lifespan
• आयुः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• विन्दति: finds/obtains
• विन्दति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: विद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; Present, 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• महीम्: the earth, land
• महीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• विजयते: conquers
• विजयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + जि (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; Present, 3rd person, Singular, Ātmanepada

• राजा: the king
• राजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शत्रून्: enemies
• शत्रून्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत्रु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारार्थक-निपात (also/even)

• अधितिष्ठति: rules over, governs
• अधितिष्ठति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अधि + स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; Present, 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Dvārakā Māhātmya phalaśruti)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sacred assembly where a reciter (vācaka) proclaims the Purāṇa; listeners include a crowned king receiving blessings of longevity and victory, with Dvārakā’s sea-girt skyline in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Skanda

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Merit gained through sacred hearing supports both personal welfare (longevity) and public order (rightful kingship and stability).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, by virtue of the surrounding Dvārakā Māhātmya context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Hearing the Purāṇa (purāṇa-śravaṇa) is the prescribed act leading to these results.