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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 91

Devanagari script

एवं संपूज्य विधिवज्जागरं तत्र कारयेत् । गीतवादित्रशब्देननरनारीकदंबकम् । नृत्यद्धसन्नयेद्रात्रिं नृत्यशास्त्रविशारदैः

Transliteration

evaṃ saṃpūjya vidhivajjāgaraṃ tatra kārayet | gītavāditraśabdenanaranārīkadaṃbakam | nṛtyaddhasannayedrātriṃ nṛtyaśāstraviśāradaiḥ

Translation

Setelah dipuja demikian menurut tatacara, hendaklah diadakan berjaga malam (jāgara) di sana. Dengan bunyi nyanyian dan alat muzik, himpunan lelaki dan perempuan hendaklah melalui malam dengan tarian dan kegembiraan, dipimpin oleh mereka yang mahir dalam śāstra tarian.

Word by Word
एवम्thus, in this manner
एवम्:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम् (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb of manner)
संपूज्यhaving duly worshipped
संपूज्य:
Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + पूज् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having fully worshipped)
विधिवत्according to rule, properly
विधिवत्:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootविधि (प्रातिपदिक) + वत् (तद्धित)
Formअव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (indeclinable adverb)
जागरम्night vigil, wakefulness ceremony
जागरम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootजागर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular)
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)
कारयेत्should arrange/should have (it) performed
कारयेत्:
Kriyā (Predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद (should cause to be done/should arrange)
गीतवादित्रशब्देनby the sound of songs and instruments
गीतवादित्रशब्देन:
Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootगीत + वादित्र + शब्द (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Singular); समासः—गीतस्य वादित्रस्य च शब्दः (sound of song and instruments)
नरनारीकदंबकम्a group of men and women
नरनारीकदंबकम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootनर + नारी + कदम्बक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative, Singular); समासः—नराणां नारीणां च कदम्बकः (a group of men and women)
नृत्यत्dancing
नृत्यत्:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
TypeVerb
Rootनृत् (धातु)
Formशतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle); प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन नपुंसकवत् प्रयोगे (as participial qualifier)
हसन्laughing
हसन्:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
TypeVerb
Rootहस् (धातु)
Formशतृ-प्रत्यय (present active participle); प्रथमा एकवचन (as participial qualifier)
नयेत्should pass/should spend (the time)
नयेत्:
Kriyā (Predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootनी (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (optative); प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; परस्मैपद (should lead/pass)
रात्रिम्the night
रात्रिम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootरात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative, Singular)
नृत्यशास्त्रविशारदैःby experts in the science of dance
नृत्यशास्त्रविशारदैः:
Karaṇa / Sahakārī (Instrument/Agent-associate)
TypeNoun
Rootनृत्यशास्त्र + विशारद (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति; बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural); समासः—नृत्यशास्त्रे विशारदाः (experts in dance-treatise)
Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A temple courtyard at night in Prabhāsa: lamps blazing, men and women gathered in a circle, musicians with drums and cymbals, dancers guided by nṛtya-śāstra experts, the shrine glowing in the background.

Characters & Entities
S
Sāvitrī
B
Brahmā

FAQs

Bhakti becomes communal and embodied—devotional vigilance, song, and disciplined celebration sustain remembrance of the divine.

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, as the venue where the jāgaraṇa is to be performed after worship.

Conducting a jāgaraṇa (night vigil) with devotional singing, instrumental music, and dance by trained performers.

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