Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 122

Devanagari script

गच्छ यज्ञं चिरं तस्य समाप्तिं नय पुत्रक

Transliteration

gaccha yajñaṃ ciraṃ tasya samāptiṃ naya putraka

Translation

যাও পুত্রক, সেই দীর্ঘকালব্যাপী যজ্ঞকে সমাপ্তিতে পৌঁছে দাও।

Word by Word

• गच्छ: go
• गच्छ: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (आज्ञार्थः/imperative), मध्यमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• यज्ञम्: the sacrifice
• यज्ञम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्

• चिरम्: for long/long time
• चिरम्: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिरम् (अव्यय/नपुंसक-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययम्; adverb (for a long time/long)

• तस्य: of it/of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे षष्ठी एकवचनम्; genitive (of it/of him)

• समाप्तिम्: completion/end
• समाप्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समाप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे द्वितीया एकवचनम्

• नय: lead/bring
• नय: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (आज्ञार्थः), मध्यमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• पुत्रक: dear son
• पुत्रक: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सम्बोधन (vocative) एकवचनम्; diminutive/affectionate

Speaker

Sāvitrī

Characters & Entities

• Sāvitrī
• Viṣṇu
• Yajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is not only devotion but also responsibility—sacred rites should be completed properly and without negligence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instruction is narrated within Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s māhātmya framework, emphasizing ritual rectitude associated with the sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

To complete a yajña that has been continuing/left pending—samāpti (proper conclusion) is explicitly commanded.