Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

कृष्णपक्षे चतुर्द्दश्यां मासे भाद्रपदे तथा । उपवासं तु कुर्वीत रात्रौ जागरणं तथा

Transliteration

kṛṣṇapakṣe caturddaśyāṃ māse bhādrapade tathā | upavāsaṃ tu kurvīta rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ tathā

Translation

Am vierzehnten Mondtag, der Caturdaśī, in der dunklen Monatshälfte des Bhādrapada, soll man fasten und in jener Nacht ebenso in heiliger Vigil wachen.

Word by Word

• kṛṣṇapakṣe: in the dark fortnight
• kṛṣṇapakṣe: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa-pakṣa (प्रातिपदिक; कृष्ण + पक्ष)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); एकवचन

• caturdaśyām: on the fourteenth lunar day
• caturdaśyām: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caturdaśī (प्रातिपदिक; ordinal tithi-name)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); एकवचन

• māse: in the month
• māse: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); एकवचन

• bhādrapade: (of) Bhādrapada
• bhādrapade: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhādrapada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); एकवचन

• tathā: also; likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकार (also; thus)

• upavāsam: a fast
• upavāsam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upavāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• tu: indeed; and
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/अन्वय (particle)

• kurvīta: should perform/observe
• kurvīta: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• rātrau: at night
• rātrau: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rātri (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/Locative); एकवचन

• jāgaraṇam: keeping vigil; wakefulness
• jāgaraṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jāgaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• tathā: also
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (also)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (deduced from immediate continuation in the same passage where 'īśvara uvāca' appears)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Trinetreśvara observance in Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims in Prabhāsa prepare for a dark-fortnight fourteenth: simple fasting meal set aside, lamps arranged for an all-night vigil, devotees seated with rosaries and Śiva-stotras under a starry sky.

Characters & Entities

• Bhādrapada
• Kṛṣṇa-pakṣa
• Caturdaśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Self-restraint through fasting and mindful wakefulness is presented as a dharmic discipline that supports devotion and merit in a sacred setting.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The context is Prabhāsa-kṣetra, within the Trinetreśvara Māhātmya section of the Skanda Purāṇa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observe upavāsa (fasting) on Bhādrapada kṛṣṇa caturdaśī and perform jāgaraṇa (night-long vigil).