Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

कार्त्तिके वासरे विष्णोर्द्वादश्यां पारणे कृते । दामोदरं नमस्कृत्य भवं द्रष्टुं ततो ययौ

Transliteration

kārttike vāsare viṣṇordvādaśyāṃ pāraṇe kṛte | dāmodaraṃ namaskṛtya bhavaṃ draṣṭuṃ tato yayau

Translation

Au mois de Kārttika, au jour consacré à Viṣṇu, lorsque le jeûne fut dûment rompu à la Dvādaśī, il salua Dāmodara, puis s’en alla contempler Bhava (Śiva).

Word by Word

• कार्त्तिके: in (the month of) Kārttika
• कार्त्तिके: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्त्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; कालवाचक-विशेष्ये (locative of time)

• वासरे: on a day
• वासरे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; कालवाचक

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• द्वादश्याम्: on the Dvādaśī (tithi)
• द्वादश्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक

• पारणे: at the breaking (of the fast)
• पारणे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषण-भावे (locative of occasion)

• कृते: when (it was) done
• कृते: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + कृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; 'पारणे' इति विशेषणम्

• दामोदरम्: Dāmodara (Viṣṇu)
• दामोदरम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दामोदर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• नमस्कृत्य: having saluted
• नमस्कृत्य: Kriya-viseshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नमस् + कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव

• भवम्: Bhava (Śiva)
• भवम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• द्रष्टुम्: to see
• द्रष्टुम्: Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: दृश् (धातु)
• Form: तुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), अव्यय; प्रयोजनार्थे

• ततः: then/from there
• ततः: Apadana (अपादान)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अपादान/क्रमवाचक (from there/then)

• ययौ: went
• ययौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Sūta (deduced: Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra (Dāmodara) and Bhava-darśana station

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim completes the Dvādaśī pāraṇa in Kārttika on Viṣṇu’s weekday, bows to Dāmodara, then sets out along a sacred path to behold Bhava (Śiva).

Characters & Entities

• Kārttika
• Viṣṇu-vāra
• Dvādaśī
• Pāraṇa
• Dāmodara
• Bhava (Śiva)
• Vastrāpatha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Proper observance of vrata (ending with pāraṇa) and respectful darśana of both Viṣṇu and Śiva harmonize devotional paths within tīrtha practice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpatha-kṣetra, where Dāmodara is worshipped and Bhava (Śiva) is sought for darśana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performing Dvādaśī pāraṇa in Kārttika (on Viṣṇu’s day) and offering namaskāra to Dāmodara before proceeding for Śiva-darśana.