Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

तथा नभसि सम्पूज्य पवित्रारोपणेन च । पितॄणां चाक्षया तृप्तिः सफलाः स्युर्मनोरथाः

Transliteration

tathā nabhasi sampūjya pavitrāropaṇena ca | pitṝṇāṃ cākṣayā tṛptiḥ saphalāḥ syurmanorathāḥ

Translation

De même, au mois de Nabhas, si l’on rend un culte accompli au Seigneur et que l’on offre le pavitra (fil ou guirlande sacrée), les ancêtres obtiennent une satisfaction inépuisable et les vœux chéris s’accomplissent.

Word by Word

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• नभसि: in Nabhas (Śrāvaṇa)
• नभसि: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नभस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular (in the month Nabhas/Śrāvaṇa)

• संपूज्य: having worshipped
• संपूज्य: Kriya (Gerundial prior action/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त), पूर्वकाल; Absolutive

• पवित्रारोपणेन: by the placing/tying of the sacred thread (pavitra)
• पवित्रारोपणेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पवित्र + आरोपण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पवित्रस्य आरोपणम्)

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

• पितॄणाम्: of the ancestors
• पितॄणाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Genitive plural

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

• अक्षया: imperishable/undiminishing
• अक्षया: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular; विशेषणम् (qualifies तृप्तिः)

• तृप्तिः: satisfaction
• तृप्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• सफलाः: fulfilled/successful
• सफलाः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सफल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural; विशेषणम् (qualifies मनोरथाः)

• स्युः: would be
• स्युः: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; 3rd person plural optative ‘would be’

• मनोरथाः: wishes/desires
• मनोरथाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् + रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मनसः रथः)

Speaker

Prahlāda (continuing instruction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā-kṣetra (Gomatī-sāgara-sannidhi)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvija-s (addressed contextually in the section)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee in Dvārakā offers a pavitra (sacred thread/garland) to Kṛṣṇa’s image while performing reverent worship; in the background, subtle ancestral figures receive satisfaction, and the sea-breeze and temple lamps frame the rite.

Characters & Entities

• Nabhas (month)
• Pavitrāropaṇa
• Pitṛs (ancestors)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion to Viṣṇu supports both the living and the departed—worship becomes a bridge of grace to one’s lineage.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The instruction is embedded in the Dvārakā-māhātmya, implying these observances gain special potency in Dvārakā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

In Nabhas month, perform full worship and offer the pavitra (pavitrāropaṇa/pavitropana), yielding akṣaya pitṛ-tṛpti and fulfilled wishes.