Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

कुर्याज्जागरणं तत्र एकादश्यां विधानतः । वाञ्छितं लभते देवि यदि श्रद्धा दृढा भवेत्

Transliteration

kuryājjāgaraṇaṃ tatra ekādaśyāṃ vidhānataḥ | vāñchitaṃ labhate devi yadi śraddhā dṛḍhā bhavet

Translation

Man soll dort am Ekādaśī gemäß der Vorschrift die Nachtwache (jāgaraṇa) halten. O Göttin, ist der Glaube fest, erlangt man die ersehnte Gabe.

Word by Word

• कुर्यात्: should do / may perform
• कुर्यात्: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/benedictive), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (singular)

• जागरणम्: vigil, keeping awake
• जागरणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जागरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम् (singular)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: 'there')

• एकादश्याम्: on Ekādaśī (the 11th lunar day)
• एकादश्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचनम् (singular)

• विधानतः: according to the prescribed procedure
• विधानतः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; तद्धितान्त-अव्यय (ablatival adverb: 'according to rule/method')

• वाञ्छितम्: the desired (thing)
• वाञ्छितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाञ्छित (कृदन्त; √वाञ्छ् + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम् (singular); कर्मणि-भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle used substantively)

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (singular)

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचनम् (singular)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अव्यय-समुच्चय/शर्तसूचक (conditional particle: 'if')

• श्रद्धा: faith
• श्रद्धा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (singular)

• दृढा: firm, steadfast
• दृढा: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम् (singular); विशेषणम् (qualifying 'श्रद्धा')

• भवेत्: should be / may become
• भवेत्: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (singular)

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa tīrtha (kuṇḍa precinct)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī/Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A night scene by the kuṇḍa: lamps flicker, devotees sing and recite; some hold japa-mālās, others listen to Purāṇa-kathā; the sky is starry, and the tīrtha glows softly.

Characters & Entities

• Ekādaśī
• jāgaraṇa
• Ratnakuṇḍa
• Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual observance bears fruit when joined with steadfast faith and disciplined practice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ratnakuṇḍa within Prabhāsakṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ekādaśī jāgaraṇa (devotional night vigil) performed according to prescribed rules.