Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 72

Devanagari script

पर्युषित उवाच । अयने चोत्तरे प्राप्ते गत्वा तीर्थं हरिप्रियम् । श्राद्धं त्वं देहि मे नूनं ततो गतिर्भविष्यति

Transliteration

paryuṣita uvāca | ayane cottare prāpte gatvā tīrthaṃ haripriyam | śrāddhaṃ tvaṃ dehi me nūnaṃ tato gatirbhaviṣyati

Translation

Paryuṣita disse: “Quando chegar o uttarāyaṇa, vai ao tīrtha chamado Haripriya, querido de Hari, e oferece por mim, sem falta, o śrāddha; então meu curso adiante será certamente alcançado.”

Word by Word

• पर्युषितः: Paryuṣita
• पर्युषितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्युषित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• अयने: in the solstice/ayana
• अयने: Adhikarana (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अयन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• उत्तरे: northern (uttarāyaṇa)
• उत्तरे: Adhikarana (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• प्राप्ते: when (it) has arrived
• प्राप्ते: Adhikarana (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्राप्त (कृदन्त; √आप्)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past participle) used as locative absolute, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• गत्वा: having gone
• गत्वा: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund/absolutive)

• तीर्थम्: to the sacred ford/pilgrimage place
• तीर्थम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• हरिप्रियम्: dear to Hari
• हरिप्रियम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: हरि-प्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• श्राद्धम्: śrāddha rite
• श्राद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• देहि: give; perform
• देहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन (Singular) — enclitic form

• नूनम्: surely
• नूनम्: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नूनम् (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle of certainty)

• ततः: then; from that
• ततः: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: तस्मात्-अर्थे अव्यय (ablatival adverb: 'thereupon/from that')

• गतिः: deliverance
• गतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Paryuṣita

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Haripriyā-tīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A brāhmaṇa-sage (viprendra muni)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A departed spirit (Paryuṣita) implores a sage to go at uttarāyaṇa to Haripriyā-tīrtha and offer śrāddha; the setting suggests a sacred ford with calm waters and ritual space.

Characters & Entities

• Paryuṣita
• Haripriya Tīrtha
• Uttarāyaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Proper rites performed at the right time and sacred place can transform the fate of the departed and restore spiritual direction (gati).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Haripriya Tīrtha within the Prabhāsakṣetra sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform śrāddha at Haripriya Tīrtha specifically during/after the advent of Uttarāyaṇa.