Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

एकैकेनोप वासेन उपवासायुतं फलम् । लभते नात्र सन्देहो दैत्यसूदनसन्निधौ

Transliteration

ekaikenopa vāsena upavāsāyutaṃ phalam | labhate nātra sandeho daityasūdanasannidhau

Translation

Mỗi lần trai giới, người ấy nhận được quả phúc của mười nghìn lần trai giới—không hề nghi ngờ—ngay trước thánh nhan Daityasūdana.

Word by Word

• एकैकेन: by each (single)
• एकैकेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka + eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; द्वन्द्व-समासः ‘एक + एक’ = ‘each single’ (instrumental: by each one)

• उपवासेन: by fasting
• उपवासेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upavāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• उपवासायुतम्: equal to ten thousand fasts
• उपवासायुतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: upavāsa + ayuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘उपवासानाम् अयुतम्’ = ten-thousand fasts’ worth

• फलम्: fruit, result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथम-पुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• न: no/not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• सन्देहः: doubt
• सन्देहः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃdeha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• दैत्यसूदनसन्निधौ: in the presence of the Daitya-slayer (Viṣṇu)
• दैत्यसूदनसन्निधौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daitya-sūdana + sannidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ‘दैत्यसूदनस्य सन्निधिः’

Speaker

Narrator addressing Devī (listener) (continued context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Viṣṇu-kṣetra in this passage)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim fasting in a sacred precinct near the sea at Prabhāsa, standing before Daityasūdana-Viṣṇu; the atmosphere suggests invisible accumulation of merit like radiant counters of light around the deity.

Characters & Entities

• Daityasūdana
• Upavāsa (fasting)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Holy presence (sannidhi) magnifies spiritual practice; even a small vow becomes vast in fruit when aligned with tīrtha and devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Daityasūdana’s sannidhi at Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where vrata-merit is said to multiply greatly.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Upavāsa (fasting), with the stated result that each fast yields the merit of ten thousand when done near Daityasūdana.