Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 127

Devanagari script

सा तिथिर्वर्षमेकं तु उपोष्या भक्तितत्परैः

Transliteration

sā tithirvarṣamekaṃ tu upoṣyā bhaktitatparaiḥ

Translation

Cette tithi, en vérité, doit être observée dans le jeûne pendant une année entière par ceux qui sont voués à la bhakti.

Word by Word

• सा: that
• सा: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तिथिः: lunar day (tithi)
• तिथिः: Karta (Subject apposition)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वर्षम्: for a year
• वर्षम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Duration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (कालपरिमाणे)

• एकम्: one
• एकम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; वर्षम् इति विशेषणम्

• तु: indeed; however
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अनुवाद-अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• उपोष्या: should be fasted (observed)
• उपोष्या: Kriyā (Predicative obligation)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + वस् (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/obligatory), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (to be fasted/should be observed as a fast)

• भक्तितत्परैः: by those devoted in devotion
• भक्तितत्परैः: Karaṇa (Agent-instrument in passive sense)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति + तत्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; तृतीया-करणे (by persons devoted to devotion)

Speaker

Śiva (continuing vrata instruction to Devī/Umā)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee household or pilgrim in Prabhāsa observing monthly tithi-fasts across seasons, with a subtle backdrop of Somnātha and the sea; emphasis on restraint, lamps, and prayer.

Characters & Entities

• Tithi
• Upavāsa
• Bhakti
• Prabhāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sustained devotion is praised: consistent observance over time (a year) deepens the merit of a vrata.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instruction continues within the Prabhāsa Kṣetra māhātmya setting, linking vrata observance to the sacred locale.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observe fasting (upavāsa) on the specified tithi for one full year, performed with devotional intent.