Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

पूजयिष्यति संप्राप्ते कार्तिके पूर्णिमादिने । तोयैः फलैश्च विविधैर्गंधमाल्यानुलेपनैः

Transliteration

pūjayiṣyati saṃprāpte kārtike pūrṇimādine | toyaiḥ phalaiśca vividhairgaṃdhamālyānulepanaiḥ

Translation

Lorsque vient le jour de pleine lune de Kārttika, qu’il adore cette marque sacrée avec de l’eau, des fruits variés, ainsi que des parfums, des guirlandes et des onguents.

Word by Word

• पूजयिष्यति: will worship
• पूजयिष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकारः (भविष्यत्), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम् (simple future, 3rd singular)

• संप्राप्ते: when (it) has arrived
• संप्राप्ते: Adhikarana (Time-locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-pra-√āp (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; ‘काले’ इत्यध्याहारः—सप्तमी-सम्बन्धे (when (it) has arrived)

• कार्तिके: in Kārtika (month)
• कार्तिके: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārtika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (काल-अधिकरण), एकवचनम् (in (the month of) Kārtika)

• पूर्णिमा-दिने: on the full-moon day
• पूर्णिमा-दिने: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrṇimā-dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (काल-अधिकरण), एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पूर्णिमायाः दिनम्)

• तोयैः: with water
• तोयैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: toya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम् (instrumental plural)

• फलैः: with fruits
• फलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम् (instrumental plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्ययम् (and)

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम् (agreeing with following instrumentals)

• गन्ध-माल्य-अनुलेपनैः: with perfumes, garlands, and unguents
• गन्ध-माल्य-अनुलेपनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandha + mālya + anulepana (प्रातिपदिक-त्रय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), बहुवचनम्; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (गन्धैः च माल्यैः च अनुलेपनैः च)

Speaker

Brahmā

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pitāmaha-pada (Brahmā’s Footprint) at Arbuda

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A moonlit Kārttika Pūrṇimā at a hill-shrine: devotees approach a stone footprint-mark on a pedestal, pouring water, placing fruits, adorning it with fragrant paste and garlands; lamps and incense glow in the cool night.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Kārttika Pūrṇimā
• Mahāpada (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Seasonal sacred time (Kārttika Pūrṇimā) amplifies tīrtha-worship; devotion expressed through simple offerings is honored.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The worship is directed to the same ‘padam/mahāpada’ established by Brahmā in the Arbuda setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform pūjā on Kārttika Pūrṇimā with water, fruits, fragrances, garlands, and unguents.