Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

माघशुक्लतृतीयायां देवास्तस्मिञ्जलाशये । स्नानं सर्वे प्रकुर्वंति प्रभाते भक्तिसंयुताः

Transliteration

māghaśuklatṛtīyāyāṃ devāstasmiñjalāśaye | snānaṃ sarve prakurvaṃti prabhāte bhaktisaṃyutāḥ

Translation

ਮਾਘ ਮਹੀਨੇ ਦੀ ਸ਼ੁਕਲ ਪੱਖ ਦੀ ਤੀਜ ਨੂੰ, ਉਸੇ ਸਰੋਵਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਦੇਵਤਾ ਭਕਤੀ ਨਾਲ ਯੁਕਤ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤ ਵੇਲੇ ਸਭੇ ਸਨਾਨ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ।

Word by Word

• माघशुक्लतृतीयायाम्: on the third (lunar day) of Māgha bright fortnight
• माघशुक्लतृतीयायाम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ + शुक्ल + तृतीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; समासः (माघस्य शुक्लपक्षस्य तृतीया)

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• जलाशये: in the water-reservoir/lake
• जलाशये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जलाशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (जलस्य आशयः)

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• सर्वे: all
• सर्वे: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• प्रकुर्वन्ति: perform
• प्रकुर्वन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• प्रभाते: in the morning
• प्रभाते: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• भक्तिसंयुताः: endowed with devotion
• भक्तिसंयुताः: Visheshana (Adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति + सं-युक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुष (भक्त्या सं-युक्ताः = endowed with devotion)

Speaker

Pulastya (narrative voice)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Unnamed jalāśaya in Arbuda-mahātmya context (Arbudakhaṇḍa)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At dawn on Māgha-śukla-tṛtīyā, devas gather at a luminous lake amid Arbuda’s hills, performing reverent snāna as the first light touches the water.

Characters & Entities

• Deva (gods)
• Jalāśaya (sacred lake)
• Māgha-śukla-tṛtīyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha’s sanctity is so great that even the devas observe its bath-rite at the proper time, modeling dharma for humans.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A particular jalāśaya (sacred lake) in the Arbuda-khaṇḍa setting, where the Māgha-śukla-tṛtīyā bath is performed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Morning bath (prabhāta-snāṇa) on Māgha bright third lunar day, performed with devotion.