Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 57

Devanagari script

श्रावणस्य तु मासस्य पूर्णायां पूर्वसागरे । स्नानं दानं जपं श्राद्धं नरः कुर्वन्न शोचति

Transliteration

śrāvaṇasya tu māsasya pūrṇāyāṃ pūrvasāgare | snānaṃ dānaṃ japaṃ śrāddhaṃ naraḥ kurvanna śocati

Translation

À la pleine lune de Śrāvaṇa, sur l’Océan de l’Est, l’homme qui accomplit le bain sacré, l’aumône, la récitation (japa) et le śrāddha ne connaît plus le chagrin.

Word by Word

• श्रावणस्य: of (the month) Śrāvaṇa
• श्रावणस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — ‘of Śrāvaṇa (month)’

• तु: indeed; but
• तु: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थक — ‘but/indeed’

• मासस्य: of the month
• मासस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन — ‘of the month’

• पूर्णायाम्: on the full(-moon) (day/night)
• पूर्णायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/Time locus अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्णा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण — ‘on the full(-moon night)’ (i.e., पूर्णिमा)

• पूर्वसागरे: in the eastern ocean
• पूर्वसागरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व + सागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन — ‘in the eastern ocean’

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — कर्मपद (object)

• दानम्: giving; donation
• दानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — कर्मपद

• जपम्: recitation; mantra-japa
• जपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — कर्मपद

• श्राद्धम्: śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन — कर्मपद

• नरः: a man; person
• नरः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन — कर्तृपद

• कुर्वन्: performing
• कुर्वन्: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + शतृ (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — ‘doing/performing’

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• शोचति: grieves; laments
• शोचति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: शुच् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन — ‘grieves’

Speaker

Sūta (deduced, Prabhāsakhaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pūrvasāgara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Full-moon night fading into dawn over the eastern sea; pilgrims enter waves for snāna, some give alms to brahmins, others sit with mālā for japa, and a śrāddha setup with darbha and offerings is arranged on the sand; the mood is calm and unburdened.

Characters & Entities

• Śrāvaṇa
• Pūrṇimā
• Pūrva-sāgara (Eastern Ocean)
• Snāna
• Dāna
• Japa
• Śrāddha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A complete dharmic suite—snāna, dāna, japa, and śrāddha—performed at a great tīrtha removes the cause of sorrow.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Eastern Ocean (Pūrva-sāgara) is highlighted as a powerful setting for full-moon observances.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

On Śrāvaṇa Pūrṇimā: bathing, giving charity, doing japa, and performing śrāddha at the Eastern Ocean.