Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

पञ्चम्यां तु विशेषेण रात्रौ कोलाहलः शुभे । जागरं तत्र कुर्वीत देवीं पूज्य प्रयत्नतः

Transliteration

pañcamyāṃ tu viśeṣeṇa rātrau kolāhalaḥ śubhe | jāgaraṃ tatra kurvīta devīṃ pūjya prayatnataḥ

Translation

ولكن، ولا سيّما في اليوم القمري الخامس، في تلك الليلة المباركة، ينبغي أن يكون هناك صخبٌ مفرِح؛ وهناك يُقام السهر التعبّدي (jāgaraṇa) مع عبادة الإلهة بجدٍّ واجتهاد.

Word by Word

• pañcamyām: on the fifth (lunar day)
• pañcamyām: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañcamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — locative singular; ‘on the fifth (tithi)’

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

• viśeṣeṇa: especially
• viśeṣeṇa: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — instrumental used adverbially

• rātrau: at night
• rātrau: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rātri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — locative singular

• kolāhalaḥ: uproar/noise
• kolāhalaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kolāhala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — nominative singular

• śubhe: auspicious (time)
• śubhe: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — locative singular; संबोधन/विशेषणरूपेण ‘in the auspicious (night)’

• jāgaram: vigil (wakefulness)
• jāgaram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• kurvīt: should perform
• kurvīt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन — ‘should do’

• devīm: the Goddess
• devīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — accusative singular

• pūjya: having worshipped
• pūjya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु) + ya (क्त्वा-तुल्य/ल्यप्)
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव — ‘having worshipped’

• prayatnataḥ: with effort/diligently
• prayatnataḥ: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: prayatna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन — ablative used adverbially (‘from effort’ = ‘with effort’)

Speaker

Śiva (deduced, instructing Devī-contextual vrata details)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Devī-sthāna within)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A bustling yet auspicious pañcamī night: lamps, banners, and devotees keeping vigil, singing and worshipping Devī before a shrine; joyful commotion framed by sacred order.

Characters & Entities

• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Wakeful devotion—staying vigilant in worship—intensifies sacred merit when performed on an auspicious tithi.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where night-vigils and Devī worship are prescribed as part of the tīrtha’s sacred observances.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

On Pañcamī night, perform Devī-pūjā and keep jāgaraṇa (night vigil) with deliberate effort.