Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 71

Devanagari script

ज्येष्ठस्य पूर्णिमायां च तया चीर्णं व्रतं त्विदम् । माहात्म्यतोऽस्य नृपतेश्चक्षुःप्राप्तिरभूत्पुरः

Transliteration

jyeṣṭhasya pūrṇimāyāṃ ca tayā cīrṇaṃ vrataṃ tvidam | māhātmyato'sya nṛpateścakṣuḥprāptirabhūtpuraḥ

Translation

À la pleine lune de Jyeṣṭha, elle accomplit ce vœu selon le rite. Par la grandeur de cette observance, le roi recouvra bientôt la vue.

Word by Word

• jyeṣṭhasya: of (the month) Jyeṣṭha
• jyeṣṭhasya: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jyeṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Singular); मासनाम (name of month)

• pūrṇimāyām: on the full-moon day
• pūrṇimāyām: Adhikaraṇa (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrṇimā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Locative, Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• tayā: by her
• tayā: Kartr̥ (Agent-instrumental/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Instrumental, Singular)

• cīrṇam: performed/observed
• cīrṇam: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Predicate participle/कृदन्त)
• Type: Verb
• Root: car (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular); धातुः चर् (to practice/perform)

• vratam: vow
• vratam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषबोधक-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• idam: this
• idam: Viśeṣaṇa (Demonstrative/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom./Acc., Singular)

• māhātmyataḥ: due to the greatness (of it)
• māhātmyataḥ: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māhātmya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Ablative, Singular); हेतुवाचक (causal: due to)

• asya: of this (vow)
• asya: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Genitive, Singular)

• nṛpateḥ: of the king
• nṛpateḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठī)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nṛpati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Singular)

• cakṣuḥ-prāptiḥ: recovery of sight
• cakṣuḥ-prāptiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cakṣus (प्रातिपदिक) + prāpti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (attainment of sight)

• abhūt: occurred/happened
• abhūt: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लुङ्-लकार (परस्मैपद), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन (Aorist, 3rd person, Singular)

• puraḥ: immediately/before (their eyes)
• puraḥ: Adhikaraṇa (Adverbial/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: puraḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: before/in front; here: immediately/beforehand)

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devoted woman completing a Jyeṣṭha Pūrṇimā vow at Prabhāsa; the blind king receives sudden restoration of sight as divine radiance touches his eyes; sacred waters and temple silhouettes in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Sāvitrī
• Jyeṣṭha Pūrṇimā
• King (father-in-law, implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Vrata observed with faith and dharma yields tangible and timely fruits, demonstrating the power of sacred observance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The vow’s narration belongs to Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya, thereby reflecting the sanctity and merit-field of Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observance of a vrata on Jyeṣṭha Pūrṇimā is indicated (details are not specified in this single verse).