Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

ज्येष्ठमासे सिते पक्षे द्वादश्यां रजनीमुखे । गणयंत्याश्च सावित्र्या नारदोक्तं वचो हृदि

Transliteration

jyeṣṭhamāse site pakṣe dvādaśyāṃ rajanīmukhe | gaṇayaṃtyāśca sāvitryā nāradoktaṃ vaco hṛdi

Translation

Au mois de Jyeṣṭha, durant la quinzaine claire, le douzième jour à la tombée de la nuit—tandis que Sāvitrī comptait le temps—les paroles de Nārada demeurèrent au fond de son cœur.

Word by Word

• ज्येष्ठमासे: in the month of Jyeṣṭha
• ज्येष्ठमासे: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्येष्ठ-मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — ‘in the month of Jyeṣṭha’

• सिते: bright (white)
• सिते: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — विशेषणम्; ‘in the bright (fortnight)’

• पक्षे: fortnight
• पक्षे: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — ‘in the fortnight’

• द्वादश्याम्: on the Dvādaśī (12th tithi)
• द्वादश्याम्: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — ‘on the twelfth lunar day’

• रजनीमुखे: at nightfall
• रजनीमुखे: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रजनी-मुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — ‘at the beginning of night’

• गणयन्त्याः: of (her) who was counting
• गणयन्त्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गणय् (धातु, णिजन्त) → गणयन्ती (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन — ‘of (Sāvitrī) who was counting/reciting’

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय) — ‘and’

• सावित्र्याः: of Sāvitrī
• सावित्र्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन — ‘of Sāvitrī’

• नारद-उक्तम्: spoken by Nārada
• नारद-उक्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नारद-उक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — विशेषणम्; ‘spoken by Nārada’

• वचः: the saying
• वचः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — ‘word/saying’

• हृदि: in (her) heart
• हृदि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हृद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — ‘in the heart’

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Twilight on Jyeṣṭha śukla dvādaśī: Sāvitrī counts the days, holding Nārada’s words in her heart; lamps are lit as the sun sets, signaling the liminal hour.

Characters & Entities

• Sāvitrī
• Nārada
• Jyeṣṭha (month)
• Śukla pakṣa
• Dvādaśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Spiritual vigilance includes attentiveness to sacred time; remembrance of wise counsel strengthens one’s resolve in crisis.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra is the māhātmya setting, using the narrative to elevate dharmic observances connected with holy places.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A specific sacred time is indicated (Jyeṣṭha, śukla pakṣa, dvādaśī, nightfall), implying vrata-oriented preparedness though not detailing the rite yet.