Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 122

Devanagari script

एवं सा नीयते रात्रिर्मुख्यं जागरणं यतः । रात्रौ देयानि दानानि शक्त्या वै तत्र जागरे

Transliteration

evaṃ sā nīyate rātrirmukhyaṃ jāgaraṇaṃ yataḥ | rātrau deyāni dānāni śaktyā vai tatra jāgare

Translation

Ainsi doit-on passer la nuit, car la veille est l’observance principale. Durant cette veille nocturne, qu’on fasse des dons selon ses moyens.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (thus/in this way)

• सा: that (night)
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सर्वनाम (she/that)

• नीयते: is spent/led
• नीयते: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive), आत्मनेपदम्

• रात्रिः: the night
• रात्रिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• मुख्यम्: the main (thing)
• मुख्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; प्रधानवाचक विशेषण (chief/primary)

• जागरणम्: vigil
• जागरणम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जागर (धातु) + अन (कृत्-प्रत्यय) / जागरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; भाववाचक

• यतः: because
• यतः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; हेतुवाचक (because/since)

• रात्रौ: at night
• रात्रौ: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• देयानि: to be given
• देयानि: Vidhi (Injunction/विधि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दा (धातु) + यत् (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: यत्-कृदन्त (gerundive), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; विधेय-विशेषण (to be given)

• दानानि: gifts/charities
• दानानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन

• शक्त्या: according to one’s capacity
• शक्त्या: Karaṇa (Instrument/Measure/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; सामर्थ्य-परिमाण (according to ability)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चयार्थक-निपात (indeed)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (there/in that context)

• जागरे: in the vigil
• जागरे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; अधिकरण (during the vigil)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced: Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A night vigil continues: devotees remain awake around the shrine; a patron distributes alms—food packets, cloth, lamps—to the needy and to temple attendants, under flickering lamp light.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Śivarātri

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The heart of Śivarātri practice is disciplined wakefulness joined with generosity according to one’s means.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpatha-kṣetra within the Prabhāsa sacred region is being praised through its Śivarātri observance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Keep vigil through the night (jāgaraṇa) and give dāna during the night as per one’s capacity.