Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

माघशुक्लतृतीयायां देवास्तस्मिञ्जलाशये । स्नानं सर्वे प्रकुर्वंति प्रभाते भक्तिसंयुताः

Transliteration

māghaśuklatṛtīyāyāṃ devāstasmiñjalāśaye | snānaṃ sarve prakurvaṃti prabhāte bhaktisaṃyutāḥ

Translation

മാഘ ശുക്ല തൃതീയയിൽ ആ ജലാശയത്തിൽ ദേവന്മാർ എല്ലാവരും ഭക്തിയോടെ പ്രഭാതസ്നാനം ചെയ്യുന്നു।

Word by Word

• माघशुक्लतृतीयायाम्: on the third (lunar day) of Māgha bright fortnight
• माघशुक्लतृतीयायाम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ + शुक्ल + तृतीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; समासः (माघस्य शुक्लपक्षस्य तृतीया)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• जलाशये: in the water-reservoir/lake
• जलाशये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलाशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जलस्य आशयः)

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• प्रकुर्वन्ति: perform
• प्रकुर्वन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रभाते: in the morning
• प्रभाते: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• भक्तिसंयुताः: endowed with devotion
• भक्तिसंयुताः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति + सं-युक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (भक्त्या सं-युक्ताः = endowed with devotion)

Speaker

Pulastya (narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Unnamed jalāśaya in Arbuda-mahātmya context (Arbudakhaṇḍa)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At dawn on Māgha-śukla-tṛtīyā, devas gather at a luminous lake amid Arbuda’s hills, performing reverent snāna as the first light touches the water.

Characters & Entities

• Deva (gods)
• Jalāśaya (sacred lake)
• Māgha-śukla-tṛtīyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s sanctity is so great that even the devas observe its bath-rite at the proper time, modeling dharma for humans.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A particular jalāśaya (sacred lake) in the Arbuda-khaṇḍa setting, where the Māgha-śukla-tṛtīyā bath is performed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Morning bath (prabhāta-snāṇa) on Māgha bright third lunar day, performed with devotion.