Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

ज्येष्ठस्य पौर्णमास्यां यः स्नानं श्राद्धं करिष्यति । सावित्रीं चैव संपूज्य स यास्यति परमं पदम्

Transliteration

jyeṣṭhasya paurṇamāsyāṃ yaḥ snānaṃ śrāddhaṃ kariṣyati | sāvitrīṃ caiva saṃpūjya sa yāsyati paramaṃ padam

Translation

Quiconque, au jour de pleine lune de Jyeṣṭha, accomplit le bain rituel et le śrāddha, et vénère aussi Sāvitrī, atteindra l’état suprême.

Word by Word

• jyeṣṭhasya: of (the month) Jyeṣṭha
• jyeṣṭhasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jyeṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; मास-नाम (Jyeṣṭha month)

• paurṇamāsyām: on the full-moon day
• paurṇamāsyām: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paurṇamāsī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• yaḥ: who (he who)
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-यः (relative pronoun)

• snānam: bath
• snānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• śrāddham: śrāddha rite
• śrāddham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrāddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• kariṣyati: will do/perform
• kariṣyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• sāvitrīm: Sāvitrī (Gāyatrī/ the goddess or mantra)
• sāvitrīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāvitrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

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

• eva: indeed/also
• eva: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• saṃpūjya: having duly worshipped
• saṃpūjya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√pūj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकर्म (having worshipped)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• yāsyati: will go/attain
• yāsyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• paramam: supreme
• paramam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying padam)

• padam: state/abode
• padam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Under a full moon of Jyeṣṭha, pilgrims bathe at Prabhāsa, perform śrāddha rites, and then worship Sāvitrī as radiant Devī (Gāyatrī) with a lotus and Vedic aura; the moonlight bathes the ghāṭa in silver, suggesting ascent to the supreme state.

Characters & Entities

• Jyeṣṭha Paurṇimā
• Sāvitrī
• Śrāddha
• Snāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Aligning tīrtha-rituals with sacred time (Paurṇimā) and mantra-devotion (Sāvitrī) leads toward the highest spiritual attainment.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The ongoing context remains Prabhāsakṣetra, where these time-bound rites are said to bear supreme fruit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

On Jyeṣṭha Paurṇimā: perform snāna, perform śrāddha, and worship Sāvitrī.