Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

तथा नभस्ये संपूज्य पवित्रारोपणेन च । सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति विष्णुलोकं च गच्छति

Transliteration

tathā nabhasye saṃpūjya pavitrāropaṇena ca | sarvānkāmānavāpnoti viṣṇulokaṃ ca gacchati

Translation

Ebenso erlangt man im Monat Nabhasya, wenn man den Herrn gebührend verehrt und den Ritus des Anlegens des Pavitra vollzieht, alle Wünsche und gelangt in Viṣṇus Welt.

Word by Word

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• नभस्ये: in Nabhasya (Bhādrapada)
• नभस्ये: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नभस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular (in Nabhasya/Bhādrapada)

• संपूज्य: having worshipped
• संपूज्य: Kriya (Gerundial prior action/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त), पूर्वकाल; Absolutive

• पवित्रारोपणेन: by the placing/tying of the pavitra
• पवित्रारोपणेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पवित्र + आरोपण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पवित्रस्य आरोपणम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Accusative plural; विशेषणम् (qualifies कामान्)

• कामान्: desires
• कामान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Accusative plural

• अवाप्नोति: obtains
• अवाप्नोति: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव + आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 3rd person singular present ‘obtains’

• विष्णुलोकम्: Viṣṇu’s world
• विष्णुलोकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु + लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (विष्णोः लोकः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• गच्छति: goes/attains
• गच्छति: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; 3rd person singular present ‘goes’

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice within Dvārakā Māhātmya; specific speaker not explicit in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Nabhasya festival pūjā in Dvārakā: the deity adorned with a fresh pavitra garland/thread; devotees receive prasāda; above, a visionary glimpse of Viṣṇuloka as a luminous realm signifying the promised destination.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Viṣṇuloka
• Nabhasya
• Pavitrāropaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Seasonal, scripture-approved worship—especially with formal offerings like pavitrāropaṇa—yields both worldly fulfillment and transcendental reward.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā’s sacred kṣetra associated with the Gomati (the chapter’s stated locus), where Bhagavat worship is praised.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pavitrāropaṇa (offering/placing the ‘pavitra’ sacred thread/garland) together with full worship during Nabhasya.