Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

नभस्ये द्वादशीयोगे तत्र गत्वा स्वयं प्रिये । करोमि तद्विधानेन तत्र ब्राह्मणपुंगवैः

Transliteration

nabhasye dvādaśīyoge tatra gatvā svayaṃ priye | karomi tadvidhānena tatra brāhmaṇapuṃgavaiḥ

Translation

Au mois de Nabhasya, lors de la conjonction auspicieuse de Dvādaśī, m’y rendant moi-même, ô bien-aimée, je l’accomplis selon la règle prescrite, avec les brāhmaṇas les plus éminents.

Word by Word

• नभस्ये: in Nabhasya (Bhādrapada)
• नभस्ये: Adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नभस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; मासवाचक (month-name)

• द्वादशीयोगे: on the conjunction/occasion of Dvādaśī
• द्वादशीयोगे: Adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादशी + योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (द्वादश्याः योगः)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• स्वयम्: personally
• स्वयम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner/रीति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात/क्रियाविशेषण (by oneself)

• प्रिये: O beloved
• प्रिये: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• करोमि: I do/perform
• करोमि: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• तद्विधानेन: by that prescribed procedure
• तद्विधानेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् + विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तस्य विधानम्)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक

• ब्राह्मणपुंगवैः: with the foremost Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणपुंगवैः: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण + पुंगव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/सह), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ब्राह्मणानां पुंगवाः = best of Brahmins)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Priyā / Devī (addressed as ‘priye’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrimage party arrives at Prabhāsa on Dvādaśī: brāhmaṇa elders seated with ritual vessels, the performer offering water and gifts, a visible lunar calendar motif (Dvādaśī) and monsoon-to-autumn seasonal cues of Nabhasya.

Characters & Entities

• Nabhasya (month)
• Dvādaśī
• Brāhmaṇas
• Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred time (Dvādaśī in Nabhasya) and sacred place unite; dharma is fulfilled through correct observance under learned guidance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same Prabhāsa-kṣetra tīrtha-context being described (Bhallatīrtha/Mitravana region in the chapter’s flow).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A Dvādaśī observance in the month of Nabhasya, performed according to rule, in the company of foremost Brāhmaṇas.