Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

अत्राश्विने मासि नरः पौर्णमास्यां विशेषतः । श्राद्धं कुर्याद्विधानेन ब्राह्मणान्भोजयेत्पृथक् । कोटितीर्थफलं तस्य भवेन्नैऽवात्र संशयः

Transliteration

atrāśvine māsi naraḥ paurṇamāsyāṃ viśeṣataḥ | śrāddhaṃ kuryādvidhānena brāhmaṇānbhojayetpṛthak | koṭitīrthaphalaṃ tasya bhavennai'vātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

ഇവിടെ ആശ്വിന മാസത്തിൽ—പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് പൗർണ്ണമി ദിനത്തിൽ—വിധിപൂർവ്വം ശ്രാദ്ധം നടത്തി ബ്രാഹ്മണരെ വേർതിരിച്ച് ഭോജനിപ്പിക്കണം. അവനു കോടി തീർത്ഥഫലം ലഭിക്കും; ഇതിൽ സംശയമില്ല.

Word by Word

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• आश्विने: in (the month) Āśvina
• आश्विने: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आश्विन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular masculine (agreeing with मासि)

• मासि: in the month
• मासि: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular masculine

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular masculine

• पौर्णमास्याम्: on the full-moon day
• पौर्णमास्याम्: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पौर्णमासी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular feminine

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Sambandha (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• श्राद्धम्: śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular neuter

• कुर्यात्: should do/perform
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (परस्मैपद), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Optative, 3rd person singular

• विधानेन: according to rule
• विधानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular neuter

• ब्राह्मणान्: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Accusative plural masculine

• भोजयेत्: should feed
• भोजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भुज् (धातु) (णिच् causative: भोजय-)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (परस्मैपद), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Causative optative, 3rd person singular

• पृथक्: separately
• पृथक्: Sambandha (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पृथक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• कोटितीर्थफलम्: the merit equal to (visiting) a crore of tīrthas
• कोटितीर्थफलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कोटि + तीर्थ + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (कोटि-तीर्थस्य फलम् / कोटि-तीर्थ-फलम्); Nom/Acc singular neuter

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular

• भवेत्: would be/occur
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (परस्मैपद), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Optative, 3rd person singular

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation particle)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (particle)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular masculine

Speaker

Narrator (within Īśvara–Devī dialogue context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Candramas-tīrtha (Prabhāsa)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On a bright full-moon night of Āśvina, a pilgrim performs śrāddha by the tīrtha steps: darbha, piṇḍa offerings, water libations; Brāhmaṇas sit separately in a line receiving respectful bhojana; the moonlight reflects on the water, conveying solemn gratitude.

Characters & Entities

• Āśvina Paurṇamāsī
• Śrāddha
• Brāhmaṇas
• Candramas-tīrtha (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ancestral rites done with proper procedure at a sacred place multiply merit and purify family lines.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The rite is prescribed ‘here’ in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, in the orbit of Candramas-tīrtha and Cyavaneśvara’s māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform śrāddha on Āśvina Paurṇamāsī and feed Brāhmaṇas (pṛthak—separately) according to vidhāna.