Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

श्रावणस्याष्टमी कृष्णा तथाषाढी च पूर्णिमा । कार्त्तिकी फाल्गुनी चैत्री ज्यैष्ठी पञ्चदशी तिथिः

Transliteration

śrāvaṇasyāṣṭamī kṛṣṇā tathāṣāḍhī ca pūrṇimā | kārttikī phālgunī caitrī jyaiṣṭhī pañcadaśī tithiḥ

Translation

L’Aṣṭamī sombre (Kṛṣṇa) du mois de Śrāvaṇa et la pleine lune (Pūrṇimā) d’Āṣāḍha; de même, les tithis de Pañcadaśī (plenilune) de Kārttikī, Phālgunī, Caitrī et Jyaiṣṭhī sont des dates dignes d’être pieusement retenues.

Word by Word

• śrāvaṇasya: of Śrāvaṇa
• śrāvaṇasya: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; मास-नाम

• aṣṭamī: the eighth (tithi)
• aṣṭamī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṣṭamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तिथि-नाम

• kṛṣṇā: dark-fortnight (kṛṣṇa-pakṣa)
• kṛṣṇā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛṣṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; पक्ष-विशेषण (dark fortnight)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb; ‘likewise/also’)

• āṣāḍhī: (the one) in Āṣāḍha
• āṣāḍhī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āṣāḍhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; (मास-विशेषण/तिथि-विशेषण)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• pūrṇimā: full-moon day
• pūrṇimā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrṇimā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तिथि-नाम

• kārttikī: (the one) in Kārttika
• kārttikī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārttikī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• phālgunī: (the one) in Phālguna
• phālgunī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phālgunī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• caitrī: (the one) in Caitra
• caitrī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caitrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• jyaiṣṭhī: (the one) in Jyaiṣṭha
• jyaiṣṭhī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jyaiṣṭhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• pañcadaśī: the fifteenth (tithi)
• pañcadaśī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañcadaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तिथि-नाम

• tithiḥ: (these are) tithis
• tithiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tithi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa Māhātmya dialogue context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Parva tithis (Śrāvaṇa kṛṣṇāṣṭamī; Āṣāḍha pūrṇimā; major pūrṇimās)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Monsoon-season pilgrims under dark clouds approach a coastal shrine; on Śrāvaṇa kṛṣṇāṣṭamī they carry lamps and offerings; on Āṣāḍha pūrṇimā the full moon breaks through clouds, illuminating ritual bathing and lamp offerings.

Characters & Entities

• Śrāvaṇa
• Kṛṣṇa Aṣṭamī
• Āṣāḍha Pūrṇimā
• Kārttikī
• Phālgunī
• Caitrī
• Jyaiṣṭhī
• Pañcadaśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Puranic dharma maps holiness onto time; remembering and using these tithis for worship and giving strengthens one’s religious life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The list appears within the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, tying calendrical observances to the sanctity of Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse highlights specific tithis (Aṣṭamī, Pūrṇimā/Pañcadaśī) as suitable for meritorious acts such as dāna, vrata, and śrāddha-associated rites.