Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन श्राद्धं तत्र समाचरेत् । गीतवाद्यादिभिर्नृत्यै रात्रौ कुर्वीत जागरम्

Transliteration

tasmātsarvaprayatnena śrāddhaṃ tatra samācaret | gītavādyādibhirnṛtyai rātrau kurvīta jāgaram

Translation

فلذلك ينبغي بكل اجتهاد أن يُقام الشرادها هناك على الوجه اللائق؛ وفي الليل تُحفظ السَّهرة التعبدية (جاغارا) بالغناء والآلات والرقص.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore; from that
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/सम्बन्धसूचक), अपादानार्थे/हेतौ; ‘therefore/from that’

• सर्वप्रयत्नेन: with all effort
• सर्वप्रयत्नेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; ‘with all effort’

• श्राद्धम्: śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

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

• समाचरेत्: should perform
• समाचरेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + आ + चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• गीतवाद्यादिभिः: with songs, instruments, etc.
• गीतवाद्यादिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीत + वाद्य + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार-द्वन्द्व), तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; ‘by songs, instruments, etc.’

• नृत्यैः: with dances
• नृत्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• रात्रौ: at night
• रात्रौ: Adhikarana (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• कुर्वीत: should do
• कुर्वीत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधि), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

• जागरम्: night vigil
• जागरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

Speaker

Narratorial voice (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (observance locus)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrim-audience within the māhātmya dialogue

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After completing śrāddha rites, pilgrims gather at night in a lamp-lit courtyard; singers and drummers lead kīrtana; dancers move in devotional circles; the temple stands luminous under the stars.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage dharma is not only rites but sustained devotion—śrāddha joined with night-long worshipful vigilance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Prabhāsa Kṣetra locale of Adhyāya 68, where śrāddha and jāgaraṇa are recommended as especially meritorious.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform śrāddha with full care, and observe a night vigil (jāgaraṇa) accompanied by devotional song, music, and dance.