Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

मन्त्रजाप्यं तु कुरुते तत्र स्थाने स्थितो यदि । एकैकमंत्रजाप्येन कोटिजाप्यफलं लभेत्

Transliteration

mantrajāpyaṃ tu kurute tatra sthāne sthito yadi | ekaikamaṃtrajāpyena koṭijāpyaphalaṃ labhet

Translation

اگر کوئی اس مقام پر ٹھہر کر منتر جپ کرے، تو منتر کی ہر ایک تکرار سے ہی ایک کروڑ جپ کا پھل حاصل کرتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• मन्त्रजाप्यम्: mantra-recitation (japa)
• मन्त्रजाप्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र + जाप्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; कर्म/विधेय-नाम (neuter nom/acc sg)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थे (but/indeed)

• कुरुते: does/performs
• कुरुते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (present, 3rd sg, Ātmanepada)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: there)

• स्थाने: in the place
• स्थाने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन (locative sg)

• स्थितः: standing/remaining
• स्थितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (प्रत्यय) → स्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; विशेषण (past participle, masc nom sg)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक-अव्यय (conditional: if)

• एकैकमन्त्रजाप्येन: by each single mantra-recitation
• एकैकमन्त्रजाप्येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एक + एक + मन्त्र + जाप्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; करण (instrumental sg)

• कोटिजाप्यफलम्: the fruit of crores of recitations
• कोटिजाप्यफलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि + जाप्य + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; कर्म (acc sg)

• लभेत्: may obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (may obtain, 3rd sg)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Saṃnihita vicinity)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim sits in meditation on the lake steps at dawn or dusk, rosary in hand, eyes half-closed; the sacred air is still; subtle divine presence suggests each mantra echoing as countless repetitions.

Characters & Entities

• Saṃnihityā (tīrtha)
• Mantra-japa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steadfast practice (japa) in a sanctified place is portrayed as extraordinarily potent and transformative.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Saṃnihityā tīrtha in Prabhāsa-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Remaining at the holy spot and performing mantra-japa, where each repetition is said to yield immense merit.