Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

एवं यः कुरुते सम्यक्कृष्णमुद्दिश्य कार्तिके । मार्कंडेय समा प्रीतिः पितॄणां जायते ध्रुवम्

Transliteration

evaṃ yaḥ kurute samyakkṛṣṇamuddiśya kārtike | mārkaṃḍeya samā prītiḥ pitṝṇāṃ jāyate dhruvam

Translation

Wahai Mārkaṇḍeya, sesiapa yang melakukannya dengan sempurna pada bulan Kārtika, dengan mempersembahkannya kepada Kṛṣṇa, maka para leluhur (pitṛ) pasti memperoleh kepuasan yang setara (dengan hasil upacara agung).

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb of manner: “thus”)

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• कुरुते: does, performs
• कुरुते: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; क्रिया

• सम्यक्: properly, correctly
• सम्यक्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb: properly)

• कृष्णम्: Krishna
• कृष्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; उद्देश्यार्थ-सम्बन्ध (object of “uddiśya”)

• उद्दिश्य: intending, addressing (with Krishna in mind)
• उद्दिश्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Purpose/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उद्+दिश् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); “उद्दिश्य” = having intended/aimed at

• कार्तिके: in (the month of) Kārtika
• कार्तिके: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कालाधिकरणम् (time-locative)

• मार्कण्डेय: O Mārkaṇḍeya
• मार्कण्डेय: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्कण्डेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; संबोधनम्

• समा: equal, comparable
• समा: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifies “prītiḥ”)

• प्रीतिः: satisfaction, pleasure
• प्रीतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; कर्तृपद-भाववाचक

• पितॄणाम्: of the ancestors (pitṛs)
• पितॄणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन; सम्बन्ध (of the ancestors)

• जायते: arises, is produced
• जायते: Kriyā (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; भावे प्रयोगः (arises/comes to be)

• ध्रुवम्: certainly, surely
• ध्रुवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन प्रयुक्तम्; क्रियाविशेषणम् (indeclinable usage: certainly)

Speaker

Narrator addressing Mārkaṇḍeya (implied by vocative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Cakratīrtha / Dvārakā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mārkaṇḍeya

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotional culmination: the performer offers the completed rite mentally to Kṛṣṇa; behind, a subtle vision of satisfied pitṛs receiving light, while the month of Kārtika is suggested by lamps and clear autumnal sky.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Pitṛs

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Rites performed with correctness and dedication to Kṛṣṇa in Kārtika directly uplift and satisfy one’s ancestors.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting is Dvārakā Māhātmya, with the chapter centered on Kārtika observances connected to Cakratīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform the prescribed Kārtika charities/rites properly, explicitly dedicating them to Kṛṣṇa for assured pitṛ-prīti.