Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

संस्तूयमानं चरितैः शिवरात्रेः शिवस्य च । माघे मासे चतुर्द्दश्यां कृष्णायां जागरे कृते

Transliteration

saṃstūyamānaṃ caritaiḥ śivarātreḥ śivasya ca | māghe māse caturddaśyāṃ kṛṣṇāyāṃ jāgare kṛte

Translation

Er wurde gepriesen durch die heiligen Erzählungen von Śivarātri und von Śiva selbst—im Monat Māgha, am vierzehnten Tag der dunklen Monatshälfte, nachdem die Nachtwache (Jāgara) vollzogen worden war.

Word by Word

• संस्तूयमानम्: being praised
• संस्तूयमानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सं-स्तु (धातु) → संस्तूयमान (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि/भावे शानच्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (neuter, nominative/accusative singular)

• चरितैः: by deeds/acts
• चरितैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन (instrumental plural)

• शिवरात्रेः: of Śivarātri (night of Śiva)
• शिवरात्रेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिवरात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समास: शिवस्य रात्रिः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (genitive singular)

• शिवस्य: of Śiva
• शिवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन (genitive singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• माघे: in (the month of) Māgha
• माघे: Adhikarana (Location/Time locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (locative singular)

• मासे: in the month
• मासे: Adhikarana (Location/Time locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (locative singular)

• चतुर्दश्याम्: on the fourteenth (tithi)
• चतुर्दश्याम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्दशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (locative singular)

• कृष्णायाम्: in the dark (fortnight)
• कृष्णायाम्: Adhikarana (Time qualifier/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्णा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (locative singular); विशेषण (qualifying चतुर्दशी)

• जागरे: in the vigil (night-watch)
• जागरे: Adhikarana (Location/State/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (locative singular)

• कृते: when done/being performed
• कृते: Adhikarana (Condition/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (locative singular)

Speaker

Narrative voice within the Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya (speaker not explicit in this snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A night-long vigil scene: devotees seated with lamps, reciting Śivarātri stories; a Śiva-liṅga adorned with bilva; moonlit Māgha night; continuous chanting and offerings.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Śivarātri
• Māgha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Observing Śivarātri with wakeful vigil and praise of Śiva is upheld as a powerful act of devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting remains Vastrāpathakṣetra within the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Jāgaraṇa (night vigil) on Māgha month’s kṛṣṇa-pakṣa caturdaśī (Śivarātri), accompanied by praise/narration of Śiva’s līlā.