Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

ज्येष्ठमासे सिते पक्षे द्वादश्यां रजनीमुखे । गणयंत्याश्च सावित्र्या नारदोक्तं वचो हृदि

Transliteration

jyeṣṭhamāse site pakṣe dvādaśyāṃ rajanīmukhe | gaṇayaṃtyāśca sāvitryā nāradoktaṃ vaco hṛdi

Translation

Im Monat Jyeṣṭha, in der lichten Monatshälfte, am zwölften Tag bei Einbruch der Nacht—während Sāvitrī die Zeit zählte—blieben Nāradas gesprochene Worte in ihrem Herzen bewahrt.

Word by Word

• ज्येष्ठमासे: in the month of Jyeṣṭha
• ज्येष्ठमासे: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्येष्ठ-मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — ‘in the month of Jyeṣṭha’

• सिते: bright (white)
• सिते: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — विशेषणम्; ‘in the bright (fortnight)’

• पक्षे: fortnight
• पक्षे: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — ‘in the fortnight’

• द्वादश्याम्: on the Dvādaśī (12th tithi)
• द्वादश्याम्: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — ‘on the twelfth lunar day’

• रजनीमुखे: at nightfall
• रजनीमुखे: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजनी-मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — ‘at the beginning of night’

• गणयन्त्याः: of (her) who was counting
• गणयन्त्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गणय् (धातु, णिजन्त) → गणयन्ती (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन — ‘of (Sāvitrī) who was counting/reciting’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय) — ‘and’

• सावित्र्याः: of Sāvitrī
• सावित्र्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन — ‘of Sāvitrī’

• नारद-उक्तम्: spoken by Nārada
• नारद-उक्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नारद-उक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — विशेषणम्; ‘spoken by Nārada’

• वचः: the saying
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — ‘word/saying’

• हृदि: in (her) heart
• हृदि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — ‘in the heart’

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Twilight on Jyeṣṭha śukla dvādaśī: Sāvitrī counts the days, holding Nārada’s words in her heart; lamps are lit as the sun sets, signaling the liminal hour.

Characters & Entities

• Sāvitrī
• Nārada
• Jyeṣṭha (month)
• Śukla pakṣa
• Dvādaśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual vigilance includes attentiveness to sacred time; remembrance of wise counsel strengthens one’s resolve in crisis.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the māhātmya setting, using the narrative to elevate dharmic observances connected with holy places.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A specific sacred time is indicated (Jyeṣṭha, śukla pakṣa, dvādaśī, nightfall), implying vrata-oriented preparedness though not detailing the rite yet.