Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

मुकुन्दाशनशेषं तु यो भुनक्ति दिनेदिने । सिक्थेसिक्थे भवेत्पुण्यं चान्द्रायणशताधिकम्

Transliteration

mukundāśanaśeṣaṃ tu yo bhunakti dinedine | sikthesikthe bhavetpuṇyaṃ cāndrāyaṇaśatādhikam

Translation

Ai ngày ngày thọ dùng phần dư của lễ vật dâng Mukunda—mỗi miếng mỗi lần ăn đều được công đức vượt hơn một trăm hạnh nguyện Cāndrāyaṇa.

Word by Word

• मुकुन्दाशनशेषम्: the remnant of Mukunda’s food
• मुकुन्दाशनशेषम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुकुन्द + आशन + शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मुकुन्दस्य आशनस्य शेषः)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विरोध/विशेषणार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• भुनक्ति: eats
• भुनक्ति: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भुज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• दिने: in a day
• दिने: Adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• दिने: day after day
• दिने: Adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (iterative)

• सिक्थे: in each morsel/crumb
• सिक्थे: Adhikarana (Measure/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिक्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• सिक्थे: morsel by morsel
• सिक्थे: Adhikarana (Measure/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिक्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; पुनरुक्ति (iterative)

• भवेत्: would be / arises
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पुण्यम्: merit
• पुण्यम्: Karta (Result)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• चान्द्रायणशताधिकम्: more than a hundred Cāndrāyaṇa vows
• चान्द्रायणशताधिकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चान्द्रायण + शत + अधिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (चान्द्रायणशतात् अधिकम्)

Speaker

Prahlāda (continued)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee sits near the sanctum of Mukunda in Dvārakā, receiving and eating the Lord’s naivedya-śeṣa with folded hands; lamps glow, priests move with vessels, and the sea-breeze hints at the coastal kṣetra.

Characters & Entities

• Mukunda (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)
• Prasāda (āśana-śeṣa)
• Cāndrāyaṇa vrata

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Bhakti expressed through honoring prasāda is exalted as a swift and profound purifier, surpassing severe penances.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not a specific site in the verse; it supports the devotional ethos of Dvārakā Māhātmya centered on Mukunda.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Daily honoring (eating) of Mukunda’s prasāda (offering-remnants).