Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 109

Devanagari script

कृतं न नश्यते लोके शुभं वा यदि वाऽशुभम् । कृष्णायां तु चतुर्दश्यां कृतपूर्वाह्निकक्रियः

Transliteration

kṛtaṃ na naśyate loke śubhaṃ vā yadi vā'śubham | kṛṣṇāyāṃ tu caturdaśyāṃ kṛtapūrvāhnikakriyaḥ

Translation

En ce monde, ce qui a été accompli ne périt pas, qu’il soit bon ou mauvais. Ainsi, au quatorzième jour de la quinzaine sombre (kṛṣṇa pakṣa), après avoir achevé les rites du matin…

Word by Word

• कृतम्: (that which is) done; deed
• कृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत (कृ-धातु, क्त-प्रत्यय; कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negative particle)

• नश्यते: perishes
• नश्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• शुभम्: good, auspicious
• शुभम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (कृतम् इत्यस्य)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तार्थक अव्यय (conditional particle)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• अशुभम्: inauspicious, bad
• अशुभम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ-शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (कृतम् इत्यस्य)

• कृष्णायाम्: in the dark fortnight
• कृष्णायाम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्णा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; (अमावास्यापक्षे) कृष्णपक्षे

• तु: but, indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोधार्थक अव्यय (but/indeed)

• चतुर्दश्याम्: on the fourteenth lunar day
• चतुर्दश्याम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्दशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• कृतपूर्वाह्निकक्रियः: one who has performed the forenoon rites
• कृतपूर्वाह्निकक्रियः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत (कृ-धातु, क्त; कृदन्त) + पूर्वाह्निक (प्रातिपदिक) + क्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; समासः—(कृताः पूर्वाह्निकक्रियाः यस्य) इति बहुव्रीह्यर्थे प्रयोगः; विशेषण (अध्याहृतः ‘सः’)

Speaker

Sārasvata

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (nṛpa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A contemplative tableau: a devotee at dawn completes pūrvāhṇika rites; above, a balance motif symbolizes enduring karma—white and dark seeds representing śubha/aśubha deeds.

Characters & Entities

• kṛṣṇa-pakṣa
• caturdaśī
• pūrvāhṇika-kriyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Karmic causality is affirmed: actions endure in their results, so one should deliberately choose meritorious observances.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instruction is within the Vastrāpathakṣetra Māhātmya section of Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

On kṛṣṇa-pakṣa caturdaśī, first complete the forenoon rites (pūrvāhṇika-kriyā) as preparation for the observance.