Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 101

Devanagari script

ततः प्रदोषसमये यत्र देवी जनैर्वृता । तत्र गच्छेन्महारावैः फेत्कारा कुलकीर्तनैः

Transliteration

tataḥ pradoṣasamaye yatra devī janairvṛtā | tatra gacchenmahārāvaiḥ phetkārā kulakīrtanaiḥ

Translation

Dann, zur Dämmerstunde (pradoṣa), soll man zu dem Ort gehen, wo die Göttin von Menschen umringt ist—mit lautem Rufen, mit scharfen Ausrufen und mit der Verkündigung des eigenen Geschlechts.

Word by Word

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb (sequence)

• प्रदोषसमये: at the time of twilight (pradoṣa)
• प्रदोषसमये: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रदोषसमय (प्रातिपदिक; प्रदोष + समय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular (time)

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; relative adverb (place)

• देवी: the goddess
• देवी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• जनैः: by people
• जनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• वृता: surrounded/attended
• वृता: Karta (Predicate qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृत (कृदन्त; √वृ (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; Past passive participle agreeing with देवी

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb (place)

• गच्छेत्: should go
• गच्छेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Optative 3rd sg

• महārāvaiḥ: with loud cries
• महārāvaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महārāva (प्रातिपदिक; महा + राव)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• फेत्काराः: shouts of ‘phet’/howls
• फेत्काराः: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फेत्कार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural (as accompanying acts/sounds)

• कुलकीर्तनैः: with clan-songs/recitations of lineage
• कुलकीर्तनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुलकीर्तन (प्रातिपदिक; कुल + कीर्तन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At twilight, a dense crowd encircles the Goddess’s locus (shrine/pandal); devotees advance with loud cries and sharp shouts; banners and clan emblems appear; lamps flare as the sky darkens into night.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Pradoṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worship is communal and public—devotion is expressed through collective movement, acclamation, and shared identity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, where the Devī’s worship is described in a māhātmya setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Going at pradoṣa to the gathering around the Goddess, accompanied by loud cries and ritual proclamations.