Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

वैशाखस्य तृतीयायां कृष्णायां फाल्गुनस्य च । पंचमी चैत्रमासस्य तस्यैवान्त्या तथापरा

Transliteration

vaiśākhasya tṛtīyāyāṃ kṛṣṇāyāṃ phālgunasya ca | paṃcamī caitramāsasya tasyaivāntyā tathāparā

Translation

ଏହିପରି ବୈଶାଖର ତୃତୀୟା, ଫାଲ୍ଗୁନର କୃଷ୍ଣପକ୍ଷର (ବିଶେଷ) ତିଥି, ଏବଂ ଚୈତ୍ରମାସର ପଞ୍ଚମୀ—ଏଗୁଡ଼ିକ ମଧ୍ୟ ସେହି ବିଶେଷ ଦିନମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରେ ଗଣାଯାଏ; ଏକ ‘ଅନ୍ତ୍ୟ’ ତିଥି ମଧ୍ୟ ଅଛି।

Word by Word

• वैशाखस्य: of Vaiśākha
• वैशाखस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशाख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; मासनाम

• तृतीयायाम्: on the third (tithi)
• तृतीयायाम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृतीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; तिथिनाम

• कृष्णायाम्: in the dark fortnight (kṛṣṇa-pakṣa)
• कृष्णायाम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; विशेषण (कृष्णपक्षे)

• फाल्गुनस्य: of Phālguna
• फाल्गुनस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फाल्गुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; मासनाम

• च: and
• च: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• पंचमी: the fifth (tithi)
• पंचमी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तिथिनाम

• चैत्रमासस्य: of the month of Caitra
• चैत्रमासस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चैत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (चैत्रस्य मासः)

• तस्य: of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (particle: only/indeed)

• अन्त्या: the last (one)
• अन्त्या: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्त्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb: likewise)

• अपरा: another
• अपरा: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa Māhātmya dialogue context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A learned priest points to a pañcāṅga while pilgrims prepare offerings; the scene cycles through seasonal motifs—spring blossoms (Caitra), summer heat (Vaiśākha), and Phālguna’s festive air—signaling the year’s sacred nodes.

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśākha
• Phālguna
• Caitra
• Tithis
• Kṛṣṇa-pakṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Time itself becomes sacred when marked by dharmic memory; choosing such tithis for worship and giving magnifies spiritual fruit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra is the overarching sacred geography; the text lists calendar-days whose observance is praised within this Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It enumerates specific tithis across months as recommended sacred occasions—classically suited for dāna, tarpaṇa, and śrāddha-related rites.