Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

उदयैकादशी स्वल्पा अंते चैव त्रयोदशी । संपूर्णा द्वादशी मध्ये त्रिस्पृशा च हरेः प्रिया

Transliteration

udayaikādaśī svalpā aṃte caiva trayodaśī | saṃpūrṇā dvādaśī madhye trispṛśā ca hareḥ priyā

Translation

Wenn die Ekādaśī beim Sonnenaufgang kurz ist und am Ende die Trayodaśī erscheint, während dazwischen eine vollkommene Dvādaśī liegt—das ist Trispṛśā, die Hari lieb ist.

Word by Word

• उदयैकादशी: the Ekādaśī at sunrise (udaya-ekādaśī)
• उदयैकादशी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदय + एकादशी (प्रातिपदिके; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); सप्तमी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थ (उदयसमये/उदयस्य एकादशी)

• स्वल्पा: small/short
• स्वल्पा: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• अन्ते: at the end
• अन्ते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (particle)

• त्रयोदशी: the Trayodaśī (13th lunar day)
• त्रयोदशी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रयोदशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• संपूर्णा: complete/full
• संपूर्णा: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संपूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• द्वादशी: the Dvādaśī
• द्वादशी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• मध्ये: in the middle
• मध्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्रिस्पृशा: the Trispṛśā (tithi)
• त्रिस्पृशा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिस्पृशा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• हरेः: of Hari
• हरेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रिया: dear/beloved
• प्रिया: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced: Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (Dvāravatī)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A learned brāhmaṇa points to a pañcāṅga while devotees in Dvārakā prepare for Trispṛśā Ekādaśī—Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa shrine lamps lit, tulasī and conch present, the sea-city atmosphere in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Ekādaśī
• Dvādaśī
• Trayodaśī
• Trispṛśā
• Hari

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion is supported by dharma of timekeeping: knowing sacred tithis helps one align worship with especially beloved occasions of Hari.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it defines an auspicious tithi used for vrata, often celebrated in Dwārakā in this chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Identification of Trispṛśā (a Dvādaśī framed by brief udaya-Ekādaśī and end-Trayodaśī) as a preferred occasion for Hari-related observances.