Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

वैशाखशुक्लद्वादश्यां प्रबोधिन्यां शेषतः । वैशाख्यां दैत्यशार्दूल कल्पादिषु युगादिषु

Transliteration

vaiśākhaśukladvādaśyāṃ prabodhinyāṃ śeṣataḥ | vaiśākhyāṃ daityaśārdūla kalpādiṣu yugādiṣu

Translation

Am lichten Dvādaśī des Vaiśākha—am heiligen ‘Prabodhinī’, dem Tag des Erwachens—und ebenso im Monat Vaiśākha, o Tiger unter den Daityas; so ist es auch zu den Anfängen der Kalpas und der Yugas.

Word by Word

• वैशाखशुक्लद्वादश्याम्: on the bright (fortnight) twelfth of Vaiśākha
• वैशाखशुक्लद्वादश्याम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशाख+शुक्ल+द्वादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—वैशाख+शुक्ल+द्वादशी (तत्पुरुष, 'on the bright twelfth of Vaiśākha')

• प्रबोधिन्याम्: on Prabodhinī (the awakening day)
• प्रबोधिन्याम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रबोधिनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शेषतः: thereafter / in the remaining manner
• शेषतः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: शेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/परिशेषार्थ (adverb: 'as remainder/otherwise/thereafter')

• वैशाख्याम्: in/at Vaiśākhī (time)
• वैशाख्याम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशाखी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दैत्यशार्दूल: O tiger among demons
• दैत्यशार्दूल: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य+शार्दूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—दैत्यः शार्दूल इव (कर्मधारय)

• कल्पादिषु: in kalpas and the like
• कल्पादिषु: Adhikarana (Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कल्प+आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—कल्प+आदि (तत्पुरुष)

• युगादिषु: in yugas and the like
• युगादिषु: Adhikarana (Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग+आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—युग+आदि (तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced); addressed to a Daitya interlocutor within the narrative

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (implied) / Prabodhinī Dvādaśī observance

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Daitya-śārdūla (explicitly addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ritual calendar scene: priests and pilgrims at dawn on bright Dvādaśī of Vaiśākha, banners reading ‘Prabodhinī’, lamps lit, conch blown, with cosmic imagery of kalpa/yuga beginnings in the sky.

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśākha
• Śukla Dvādaśī
• Prabodhinī
• Kalpa
• Yuga
• Daitya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Along with sacred places, sacred times—like Vaiśākha and specific tithis—are exalted as spiritually charged gateways for merit and awakening.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The immediate verse emphasizes sacred time; within the chapter’s frame it supports Dvārakā’s māhātmya by highlighting auspicious occasions for worship there.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observance on Vaiśākha Śukla Dvādaśī called Prabodhinī is indicated (vrata/worship implied), though details are not given in this line.