Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

ज्येष्ठस्य पौर्णमास्यां यः स्नानं श्राद्धं करिष्यति । सावित्रीं चैव संपूज्य स यास्यति परमं पदम्

Transliteration

jyeṣṭhasya paurṇamāsyāṃ yaḥ snānaṃ śrāddhaṃ kariṣyati | sāvitrīṃ caiva saṃpūjya sa yāsyati paramaṃ padam

Translation

ജ്യേഷ്ഠ പൗർണ്ണമിദിനത്തിൽ ആരെങ്കിലും സ്നാനവും ശ്രാദ്ധവും ചെയ്ത് സാവിത്രീദേവിയെ സമ്പൂജിച്ചാൽ, അവൻ പരമപദം പ്രാപിക്കും.

Word by Word

• jyeṣṭhasya: of (the month) Jyeṣṭha
• jyeṣṭhasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jyeṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; मास-नाम (Jyeṣṭha month)

• paurṇamāsyām: on the full-moon day
• paurṇamāsyām: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paurṇamāsī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• yaḥ: who (he who)
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-यः (relative pronoun)

• snānam: bath
• snānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• śrāddham: śrāddha rite
• śrāddham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrāddha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• kariṣyati: will do/perform
• kariṣyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• sāvitrīm: Sāvitrī (Gāyatrī/ the goddess or mantra)
• sāvitrīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sāvitrī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• eva: indeed/also
• eva: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• saṃpūjya: having duly worshipped
• saṃpūjya: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√pūj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव; पूर्वकर्म (having worshipped)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन

• yāsyati: will go/attain
• yāsyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yā (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• paramam: supreme
• paramam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying padam)

• padam: state/abode
• padam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Under a full moon of Jyeṣṭha, pilgrims bathe at Prabhāsa, perform śrāddha rites, and then worship Sāvitrī as radiant Devī (Gāyatrī) with a lotus and Vedic aura; the moonlight bathes the ghāṭa in silver, suggesting ascent to the supreme state.

Characters & Entities

• Jyeṣṭha Paurṇimā
• Sāvitrī
• Śrāddha
• Snāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Aligning tīrtha-rituals with sacred time (Paurṇimā) and mantra-devotion (Sāvitrī) leads toward the highest spiritual attainment.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The ongoing context remains Prabhāsakṣetra, where these time-bound rites are said to bear supreme fruit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

On Jyeṣṭha Paurṇimā: perform snāna, perform śrāddha, and worship Sāvitrī.