Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

जागरेवासुदेवस्य महाभारतकीर्तनम् । ये कुर्वंति गतिं यांति योगिनां ते न संशयः

Transliteration

jāgarevāsudevasya mahābhāratakīrtanam | ye kurvaṃti gatiṃ yāṃti yogināṃ te na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Wer während der Nachtwache für Vāsudeva das Mahābhārata rezitiert und verkündet, erreicht das Ziel der Yogis—daran besteht kein Zweifel.

Word by Word

• जागरे: in/at the vigil
• जागरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• वासुदेवस्य: of Vāsudeva
• वासुदेवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• महाभारतकीर्तनम्: recitation of the Mahābhārata
• महाभारतकीर्तनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत (प्रातिपदिक) + कीर्तन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; महाभारतस्य कीर्तनम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• कुर्वन्ति: do/perform
• कुर्वन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• गतिम्: the state/goal
• गतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• यान्ति: go/attain
• यान्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• योगिनाम्: of yogins
• योगिनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, बहुवचन

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• न: not/no
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from section context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A night vigil in Dvārakā: devotees seated with palm-leaf manuscripts, lamps and conch, reciting Mahābhārata before Vāsudeva’s image; the sea-wind and temple flags in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Vāsudeva
• Mahābhārata
• Yogins
• Jāgara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred recitation (kīrtana) during Hari’s vigil is equated with the highest yogic accomplishment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, within the Dvārakā Māhātmya context of worshiping Vāsudeva.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

During Vāsudeva’s jāgara, perform Mahābhārata-kīrtana (recitation/praise).