Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

मंजरीसहितैः पत्रैस्तुलसीसम्भवैर्हरिम् । जागरे पूजयेद्भक्त्या नास्ति तस्य पुनर्भवः

Transliteration

maṃjarīsahitaiḥ patraistulasīsambhavairharim | jāgare pūjayedbhaktyā nāsti tasya punarbhavaḥ

Translation

Wer während der heiligen Nachtwache Hari in Hingabe verehrt und Tulasi-Blätter samt Blüten darbringt—für den gibt es keine Wiedergeburt.

Word by Word

• मंजरीसहितैः: together with buds
• मंजरीसहितैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मंजरी + सहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समास: मंजर्या सहितैः (with buds)

• पत्रैः: with leaves
• पत्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; करण

• तुलसीसम्भवैः: born of tulasī
• तुलसीसम्भवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तुलसी + सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुष: तुलस्याः सम्भवैः (arisen from tulasī)

• हरिम्: Hari
• हरिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• जागरे: during the vigil
• जागरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात

• अस्ति: is
• अस्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तस्य: for him/of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• पुनर्भवः: rebirth
• पुनर्भवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुनः + भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः: पुनः भवः (rebirth)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa–Māhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: During the vigil, devotees place tulasī leaves and flowering sprigs at Hari’s feet; the atmosphere is pure and still, suggesting release from saṃsāra.

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Tulasī
• Jāgara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional worship of Hari—especially with tulasī during a night-vigil—is taught as a direct cause of freedom from rebirth.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The context is Dvārakā Māhātmya within the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa, celebrating Dvārakā and Vāsudeva’s worship there.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform a jāgara (night-vigil) and worship Hari with tulasī leaves and blossoms in a spirit of bhakti.