Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

पश्चादुद्धृत्य तं कुम्भं पुनरेव जलं क्षिपेत् । मासमेकं पुनः कुर्यान्मासमेकं पुनर्भृशम्

Transliteration

paścāduddhṛtya taṃ kumbhaṃ punareva jalaṃ kṣipet | māsamekaṃ punaḥ kuryānmāsamekaṃ punarbhṛśam

Translation

Danach hebe man jenen Krug empor und gieße erneut Wasser hinein. So wiederhole man es einen Monat lang und dann nochmals einen weiteren Monat, mit größter Sorgfalt.

Word by Word

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• उद्धृत्य: having taken out
• उद्धृत्य: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-हृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः; धातु: हृ, उपसर्ग: उद्-; ‘having taken out/raised’

• तम्: that
• तम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• कुम्भम्: pot
• कुम्भम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक-निपात (particle of emphasis)

• जलम्: water
• जलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• क्षिपेत्: should put in/throw
• क्षिपेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; ‘should throw/put’

• मासम्: for a month
• मासम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time extent/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कालपरिमाणम्

• एकम्: one
• एकम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (मासम्)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; ‘should do/perform’

• मासम्: for a month
• मासम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time extent/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कालपरिमाणम्

• एकम्: one
• एकम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (मासम्)

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• भृशम्: excessively, greatly
• भृशम्: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: भृशम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Unspecified (within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (rite context)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After a heating phase, the practitioner lifts the copper pot, replenishes it with water again, and repeats the monthly cycle twice with heightened care.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Merit is cultivated through repetition and careful observance; the text highlights perseverance as a sacred principle.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where tīrtha-water is central to the described practice.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Lift the pot, refill with water, and carry out the procedure in monthly cycles—one month and again another month—diligently.