Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

संप्राप्ते वासरे विष्णोर्ये न कुर्वंति जागरम् । मज्जंति नरके घोरे नरानार्य्यो न संशयः

Transliteration

saṃprāpte vāsare viṣṇorye na kurvaṃti jāgaram | majjaṃti narake ghore narānāryyo na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Lorsque vient le jour sacré de Viṣṇu, ceux qui ne gardent pas la veille sombrent dans un enfer effroyable ; êtres vils dans leur conduite, sans nul doute.

Word by Word

• संप्राप्ते: when (it has) arrived
• संप्राप्ते: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + प्र + आप् (धातु) → संप्राप्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), सप्तमी, एकवचन; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्गे स्यात्—अत्र ‘वासरे’ इति नपुंसकेन सह सप्तमी एकवचन (locative absolute sense: “when (it is) arrived”)

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

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

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

• न: do not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• कुर्वन्ति: do
• कुर्वन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

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

• मज्जन्ति: sink / fall
• मज्जन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मज्ज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• नरके: in hell
• नरके: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• घोरे: terrible
• घोरे: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घोर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; विशेषण (of नरके)

• नराः: men
• नराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• अनार्याः: ignoble / unrighteous
• अनार्याः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (of नराः)

• न: no
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Narratorial voice within Dvārakā Māhātmya (contextual Purāṇic instruction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A night in sacred Dvārakā: devotees keep lamp-lit vigil before Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa, while in contrast a shadowy lower realm suggests the ‘ghora naraka’ awaiting the negligent; the verse’s tone is admonitory, emphasizing choice and consequence.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The text stresses seriousness in sacred observance: neglect of a known dharmic duty (vigil on Viṣṇu’s day) is portrayed as spiritually ruinous.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting remains Dvārakā Māhātmya, where Viṣṇu-centered calendrical observances are presented as especially weighty and meritorious.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Keeping jāgaraṇa (night vigil) when Viṣṇu’s vāsara (holy day) occurs.