Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणानुज्ञया तत्र गृह्णीयान्नियमान्नरः । संपूर्णे कार्त्तिके मासि संप्राप्ते बोधवासरे

Transliteration

brāhmaṇānujñayā tatra gṛhṇīyānniyamānnaraḥ | saṃpūrṇe kārttike māsi saṃprāpte bodhavāsare

Translation

Mit der Erlaubnis der dortigen Brāhmaṇas soll der Mensch die Observanzen (niyamas) auf sich nehmen. Wenn der Monat Kārttika vollendet ist und der Tag namens Bodhavāra eintritt, erreicht das Ritual seinen rechten Abschlusszeitpunkt.

Word by Word

• brāhmaṇa-anujñayā: by the permission of the Brahmins
• brāhmaṇa-anujñayā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brāhmaṇa + anujñā (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine; anujñā), तृतीया (instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (singular)

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• gṛhṇīyāt: should take/undertake
• gṛhṇīyāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: grah (धातु)
• Form: लट्-विधिलिङ् (Optative/विधिलिङ्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपदम्

• niyamān: observances; rules
• niyamān: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niyama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (accusative/2nd), बहुवचन (plural)

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)

• saṃpūrṇe: when completed; at the completion
• saṃpūrṇe: Adhikarana (Time locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃpūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (locative/7th), एकवचन (singular); विशेषणम् (qualifier)

• kārttike: in (the month of) Kārttika
• kārttike: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārttika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• māsi: in the month
• māsi: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

• saṃprāpte: when arrived
• saṃprāpte: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam + prāp (धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (locative/7th), एकवचन (singular); विशेषणम्

• bodhavāsare: on the day of Bodha (Bodhavāsara)
• bodhavāsare: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bodha + vāsara (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (locative/7th), एकवचन (singular)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced: Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa māhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (Kārttika-vrata context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At the end of Kārttika, on Bodhavāra, a devotee stands before a group of brāhmaṇas at Dvārakā, receiving formal permission and blessing to undertake/complete the niyamas; ritual threads, water-pot, and concluding offerings are arranged neatly.

Characters & Entities

• Brāhmaṇa
• Kārttika
• Bodhavāra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Vratas are best undertaken with humility and guidance—seeking the sanction of learned brāhmaṇas and observing proper timing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting remains within Dvārakā Māhātmya’s sacred landscape (Gomati/Dvārakā), though the verse emphasizes vrata procedure.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Undertaking niyamas with brāhmaṇa permission and observing the timing tied to the completion of Kārttika and Bodhavāra.