Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

वैशाखस्य तृतीयायां कृष्णायां फाल्गुनस्य च । पंचमी चैत्रमासस्य तस्यैवान्त्या तथापरा

Transliteration

vaiśākhasya tṛtīyāyāṃ kṛṣṇāyāṃ phālgunasya ca | paṃcamī caitramāsasya tasyaivāntyā tathāparā

Translation

وكذلك تِثي اليوم الثالث من شهر فايشاكها، وتِثي النصف المظلم (كريشنا باكشا) من شهر فالغونا، وتِثي اليوم الخامس من شهر تشيترا—فهذه أيضًا تُعَدّ من تلك الأيام الخاصة، ومعها اليوم الختامي كذلك.

Word by Word

• वैशाखस्य: of Vaiśākha
• वैशाखस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशाख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; मासनाम

• तृतीयायाम्: on the third (tithi)
• तृतीयायाम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृतीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; तिथिनाम

• कृष्णायाम्: in the dark fortnight (kṛṣṇa-pakṣa)
• कृष्णायाम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषण (कृष्णपक्षे)

• फाल्गुनस्य: of Phālguna
• फाल्गुनस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फाल्गुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; मासनाम

• च: and
• च: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• पंचमी: the fifth (tithi)
• पंचमी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तिथिनाम

• चैत्रमासस्य: of the month of Caitra
• चैत्रमासस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चैत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (चैत्रस्य मासः)

• तस्य: of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (particle: only/indeed)

• अन्त्या: the last (one)
• अन्त्या: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: likewise)

• अपरा: another
• अपरा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa Māhātmya dialogue context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A learned priest points to a pañcāṅga while pilgrims prepare offerings; the scene cycles through seasonal motifs—spring blossoms (Caitra), summer heat (Vaiśākha), and Phālguna’s festive air—signaling the year’s sacred nodes.

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśākha
• Phālguna
• Caitra
• Tithis
• Kṛṣṇa-pakṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Time itself becomes sacred when marked by dharmic memory; choosing such tithis for worship and giving magnifies spiritual fruit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra is the overarching sacred geography; the text lists calendar-days whose observance is praised within this Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It enumerates specific tithis across months as recommended sacred occasions—classically suited for dāna, tarpaṇa, and śrāddha-related rites.