Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

वासरे वासुदेवस्य सर्वे देवाः सवासवाः । देहमाश्रित्य तिष्ठंति ये प्रकुर्वंति जागरम्

Transliteration

vāsare vāsudevasya sarve devāḥ savāsavāḥ | dehamāśritya tiṣṭhaṃti ye prakurvaṃti jāgaram

Translation

Au jour sacré de Vāsudeva, tous les dieux—avec Indra—prennent refuge dans le corps même de ceux qui observent la veille nocturne.

Word by Word

• वासरे: on the day
• वासरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• वासुदेवस्य: of Vāsudeva
• वासुदेवस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासुदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• सवासवाः: along with the Vasavas
• सवासवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/सह-अर्थे) + वासव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; अव्ययीभाव: ‘वासवैः सह’ = ‘together with the Vasus/Indra’s retinue’ (सह-अर्थक)

• देहम्: a body
• देहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• आश्रित्य: having taken refuge in
• आश्रित्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-श्रि (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृत्प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यबन्त (Gerund/Absolutive), ‘having resorted to’

• तिष्ठन्ति: stand/abide
• तिष्ठन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• ये: who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक

• प्रकुर्वन्ति: perform
• प्रकुर्वन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्, परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• जागरम्: vigil
• जागरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from section context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A circle of vigil-keepers stands steadfast through the night; subtle divine forms (devas with Indra) are depicted as luminous presences merging into or hovering within their bodies, indicating ‘deham āśritya tiṣṭhanti’.

Characters & Entities

• Vāsudeva
• Indra (Vāsava)
• Devas
• Jāgara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A devotee’s body becomes a sacred abode of the devas when one observes Vāsudeva’s night-vigil with faith.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, where Vāsudeva’s worship and observances are extolled in this Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform a jāgara on Vāsudeva’s sacred day (Dvādaśī context in this chapter).