Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 132

Devanagari script

ज्येष्ठस्य पूर्णिमायां तु सावित्रीस्थलके शुभे । प्रदक्षिणा यः कुरुते फलदानैर्यथाविधि

Transliteration

jyeṣṭhasya pūrṇimāyāṃ tu sāvitrīsthalake śubhe | pradakṣiṇā yaḥ kurute phaladānairyathāvidhi

Translation

Am Vollmondtag des Monats Jyeṣṭha, an der glückverheißenden Stätte der Sāvitrī, wer die pradakṣiṇā (Umwandlung) vollzieht und gemäß der Vorschrift Früchte als Gabe darbringt—

Word by Word

• ज्येष्ठस्य: of (the month) Jyeṣṭha
• ज्येष्ठस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; मास-नाम (month-name)

• पूर्णिमायाम्: on the full-moon day
• पूर्णिमायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/Time-adhikaraṇa अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्णिमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थ

• सावित्रीस्थलके: at the Sāvitrī-spot (place)
• सावित्रीस्थलके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्री-स्थलक (प्रातिपदिक; सावित्री + स्थलक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सावित्र्याः स्थलकम्)

• शुभे: auspicious
• शुभे: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying सāvitrīsthalake)

• प्रदक्षिणाम्: circumambulation
• प्रदक्षिणाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदक्षिणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• कुरुते: does/performs
• कुरुते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• फलदानैः: with gifts of fruit
• फलदानैः: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल-दान (प्रातिपदिक; फल + दान)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (फलस्य दानम्)

• यथा: as/according to
• यथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, उपमान/प्रकारार्थ (manner)

• विधि: rule/prescription
• विधि: Karma (Object within adverbial phrase)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोगे (यथाविधि = विधिं यथा)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Māhātmya narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sāvitrīsthālaka

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Full-moon night of Jyeṣṭha: devotees circumambulate the Sāvitrī-spot holding trays of mangoes/bananas/coconuts; priests receive fruit-dāna; moonlight glints on nearby water and temple stones.

Characters & Entities

• Jyeṣṭha Pūrṇimā
• Sāvitrī-sthalaka
• Pradakṣiṇā
• Phala-dāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred time (pūrṇimā) and sacred place (Sāvitrī-sthala) unite to amplify merit when practiced with proper observance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Sāvitrī-sthalaka within the wider Prabhāsa-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

On Jyeṣṭha Pūrṇimā, perform pradakṣiṇā at Sāvitrī-sthala and give fruits in charity according to rule.