Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 186

Devanagari script

ऋषय ऊचुः । आश्रमेऽस्मिंस्त्रिरात्रं य उपवासं करिष्यति । चांद्रायणसहस्रस्य फलं तस्य भविष्यति

Transliteration

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ | āśrame'smiṃstrirātraṃ ya upavāsaṃ kariṣyati | cāṃdrāyaṇasahasrasya phalaṃ tasya bhaviṣyati

Translation

Les sages dirent : Celui qui, dans cet āśrama, observe un jeûne de trois nuits obtiendra un mérite égal à mille vœux de Cāndrāyaṇa.

Word by Word

• ऋषयः: the sages
• ऋषयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन

• ऊचुः: said
• ऊचुः: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• आश्रमे: in the hermitage
• आश्रमे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/सर्वलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• त्रिरात्रम्: for three nights
• त्रिरात्रम्: Karma/Avadhi (Extent/अवधि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रि + रात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; कालपरिमाणवाचक (duration)

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

• उपवासम्: fasting
• उपवासम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• करिष्यति: will do, will observe
• करिष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• चांद्रायणसहस्रस्य: of a thousand Cāndrāyaṇa vows
• चांद्रायणसहस्रस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चांद्रायण + सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (of a thousand Cāndrāyaṇa-observances)

• फलम्: the fruit (result)
• फलम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/सर्वलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sages (Ṛṣis)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: लोकविश्रुत आश्रम (Trirātra-vrata-phala-sthāna)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nṛpottama (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sages seated in a hermitage council, calm and radiant, instructing a pilgrim about trirātra-upavāsa; moon phases subtly indicated to allude to Cāndrāyaṇa.

Characters & Entities

• Ṛṣis
• Cāndrāyaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A small but sincere austerity performed at a sanctified place can equal great, difficult vows—place and devotion amplify dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ‘āśrama’ (hermitage) within the Arbuda-khaṇḍa narrative, associated with Devī’s presence and worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A trirātra-upavāsa—fasting for three nights—performed in the hermitage.