Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

उदयैकादशी स्वल्पा अंते चैव त्रयोदशी । संपूर्णा द्वादशी मध्ये त्रिस्पृशा च हरेः प्रिया

Transliteration

udayaikādaśī svalpā aṃte caiva trayodaśī | saṃpūrṇā dvādaśī madhye trispṛśā ca hareḥ priyā

Translation

ଯେତେବେଳେ ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟୋଦୟେ ଏକାଦଶୀ ଅଳ୍ପ ଥାଏ ଏବଂ ଶେଷରେ ତ୍ରୟୋଦଶୀ ପ୍ରକଟ ହୁଏ, ମଧ୍ୟରେ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ଦ୍ୱାଦଶୀ ଥାଏ—ସେଇ ତ୍ରିସ୍ପୃଶା, ହରିଙ୍କୁ ଅତ୍ୟନ୍ତ ପ୍ରିୟ।

Word by Word

• उदयैकादशी: the Ekādaśī at sunrise (udaya-ekādaśī)
• उदयैकादशी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदय + एकादशी (प्रातिपदिके; समास)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); सप्तमी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थ (उदयसमये/उदयस्य एकादशी)

• स्वल्पा: small/short
• स्वल्पा: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वल्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• अन्ते: at the end
• अन्ते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

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

• त्रयोदशी: the Trayodaśī (13th lunar day)
• त्रयोदशी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रयोदशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• संपूर्णा: complete/full
• संपूर्णा: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संपूर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• द्वादशी: the Dvādaśī
• द्वादशी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• मध्ये: in the middle
• मध्ये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्रिस्पृशा: the Trispṛśā (tithi)
• त्रिस्पृशा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिस्पृशा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक (conjunction)

• हरेः: of Hari
• हरेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्रिया: dear/beloved
• प्रिया: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced: Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (Dvāravatī)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A learned brāhmaṇa points to a pañcāṅga while devotees in Dvārakā prepare for Trispṛśā Ekādaśī—Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa shrine lamps lit, tulasī and conch present, the sea-city atmosphere in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Ekādaśī
• Dvādaśī
• Trayodaśī
• Trispṛśā
• Hari

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion is supported by dharma of timekeeping: knowing sacred tithis helps one align worship with especially beloved occasions of Hari.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; it defines an auspicious tithi used for vrata, often celebrated in Dwārakā in this chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Identification of Trispṛśā (a Dvādaśī framed by brief udaya-Ekādaśī and end-Trayodaśī) as a preferred occasion for Hari-related observances.