Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 62

Devanagari script

यस्मिन्राशौ गते सूर्ये विपत्तिः स्याद्द्विजन्मनः । तद्राशावेव कर्तव्यं पितृकार्यं मृतेऽहनि

Transliteration

yasminrāśau gate sūrye vipattiḥ syāddvijanmanaḥ | tadrāśāveva kartavyaṃ pitṛkāryaṃ mṛte'hani

Translation

နေသည် ရာသီတစ်ခုသို့ ဝင်သည့်အခါ ဒွိဇ (twice-born) အတွက် အန္တရာယ်မကောင်း ဖြစ်မည်ဆိုလျှင်၊ မိဘဘိုးဘွားအတွက် ပိတೃကာရျ (pitr̥-kārya) ကို ထိုရာသီအတွင်းပင်—ကွယ်လွန်သည့်နေ့၌—ပြုလုပ်ရမည်။

Word by Word

• यस्मिन्: in which
• यस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्गे/पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध-निर्देशक (relative)

• राशौ: in the zodiac sign
• राशौ: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राशि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• गते: having gone/entered
• गते: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु) + गत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; ‘सूर्ये’ इति विशेषणम्

• सूर्ये: when the Sun (is)
• सूर्ये: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• विपत्तिः: misfortune
• विपत्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विपत्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• स्यात्: may occur
• स्यात्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• द्विजन्मनः: of the twice-born (Brahmin etc.)
• द्विजन्मनः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विजन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• तत्: in that
• तत्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; ‘राशौ’ इति विशेषणम्

• राशौ: in the sign
• राशौ: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राशि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधारणार्थक

• कर्तव्यम्: should be done
• कर्तव्यम्: Kriya (Obligation/क्रिया-भाव)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + कर्तव्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तव्यत् (gerundive/obligative), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (predicate)

• पितृकार्यम्: rite/duty for the ancestors
• पितृकार्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक) + कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पितॄणां कार्यम्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• मृते: on the (person’s) death (day)
• मृते: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मृ (धातु) + मृत (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; ‘अहनि’ इति विशेषणम्

• अहनि: on the day
• अहनि: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (deduced from Purāṇic narration style within Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A priest reassures a worried dvija as the Sun is depicted entering a zodiac sign; despite ominous omens, the śrāddha is performed with steady composure at the tīrtha.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya
• Rāśi
• Pitṛ-kārya
• Dvija

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even feared astrological periods are met through dharmic duty; pitṛ-obligations are not abandoned due to apprehension.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The rule is taught within the Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya context, where correct observance is integral to sacred living at Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform pitṛ-kārya on the death-day aligned with the relevant solar rāśi transit, even if that transit is considered inauspicious.