Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

तृतीयायां विशेषेण ह्युपवासं करोति यः । सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति धनवान्पुत्रवान्भवेत्

Transliteration

tṛtīyāyāṃ viśeṣeṇa hyupavāsaṃ karoti yaḥ | sarvānkāmānavāpnoti dhanavānputravānbhavet

Translation

Quem, especialmente no terceiro dia lunar (Tṛtīyā), observa o jejum, alcança todos os desejos; torna-se rico e é abençoado com filhos.

Word by Word

• tṛtīyāyām: on the third (tithi)
• tṛtīyāyām: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tṛtīyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तिथिवाचक (on the third lunar day)

• viśeṣeṇa: especially
• viśeṣeṇa: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचनरूपेण क्रियाविशेषणवत् (instrumental used adverbially); ‘विशेषेण’ = especially

• hi: indeed; for
• hi: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निश्चय/हेतौ (emphatic/causal particle)

• upavāsam: fasting
• upavāsam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upavāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• karoti: does; observes
• karoti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; kāmān-विशेषण

• kāmān: desires; wishes
• kāmān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• avāpnoti: attains
• avāpnoti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-āp (धातु)
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• dhanavān: wealthy
• dhanavān: Karta (Predicate nominal/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dhanavat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘मतुप्’ प्रत्ययान्त (possessive adj.)

• putravān: having sons; with children
• putravān: Karta (Predicate nominal/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: putravat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘मतुप्’ प्रत्ययान्त

• bhavet: would become
• bhavet: Kriya (Result/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (context continues from 247.1)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (within Śukreśvara-mahātmya context)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (addressed implicitly in adjacent verses; 'priye/devī' appears in the sequence)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim in Prabhāsa undertakes a Tṛtīyā fast: simple attire, folded hands, a small water-pot, temple silhouette and coastal light suggesting the sanctity of the kṣetra; attendants offer fruits and water but the pilgrim remains restrained.

Characters & Entities

• Tṛtīyā (lunar day)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Self-restraint through vrata (fasting) at a holy place is portrayed as dharmic discipline that yields both worldly welfare and spiritual merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Prabhāsa Kṣetra setting of chapter 247, connected with Piṅgalāditya/Piṅgā Devī/Śukreśvara traditions.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Upavāsa (fasting) specifically on the lunar Tṛtīyā.