Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

नभस्ये द्वादशीयोगे तत्र गत्वा स्वयं प्रिये । करोमि तद्विधानेन तत्र ब्राह्मणपुंगवैः

Transliteration

nabhasye dvādaśīyoge tatra gatvā svayaṃ priye | karomi tadvidhānena tatra brāhmaṇapuṃgavaiḥ

Translation

Pada bulan Nabhasya, ketika pertemuan suci Dvādaśī yang bertuah, wahai kekasih, aku sendiri pergi ke sana dan melaksanakannya menurut tata cara yang ditetapkan, bersama para Brahmana yang mulia.

Word by Word

• नभस्ये: in Nabhasya (Bhādrapada)
• नभस्ये: Adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नभस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; मासवाचक (month-name)

• द्वादशीयोगे: on the conjunction/occasion of Dvādaśī
• द्वादशीयोगे: Adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादशी + योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (द्वादश्याः योगः)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया

• स्वयम्: personally
• स्वयम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Manner/रीति)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात/क्रियाविशेषण (by oneself)

• प्रिये: O beloved
• प्रिये: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• करोमि: I do/perform
• करोमि: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• तद्विधानेन: by that prescribed procedure
• तद्विधानेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् + विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (तस्य विधानम्)

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक

• ब्राह्मणपुंगवैः: with the foremost Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणपुंगवैः: Sahakāraka (Association/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण + पुंगव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण/सह), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (ब्राह्मणानां पुंगवाः = best of Brahmins)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Priyā / Devī (addressed as ‘priye’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrimage party arrives at Prabhāsa on Dvādaśī: brāhmaṇa elders seated with ritual vessels, the performer offering water and gifts, a visible lunar calendar motif (Dvādaśī) and monsoon-to-autumn seasonal cues of Nabhasya.

Characters & Entities

• Nabhasya (month)
• Dvādaśī
• Brāhmaṇas
• Mahādevī (Pārvatī)
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred time (Dvādaśī in Nabhasya) and sacred place unite; dharma is fulfilled through correct observance under learned guidance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same Prabhāsa-kṣetra tīrtha-context being described (Bhallatīrtha/Mitravana region in the chapter’s flow).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A Dvādaśī observance in the month of Nabhasya, performed according to rule, in the company of foremost Brāhmaṇas.