Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

तथा नभसि सम्पूज्य पवित्रारोपणेन च । पितॄणां चाक्षया तृप्तिः सफलाः स्युर्मनोरथाः

Transliteration

tathā nabhasi sampūjya pavitrāropaṇena ca | pitṝṇāṃ cākṣayā tṛptiḥ saphalāḥ syurmanorathāḥ

Translation

அதேபோல் நபஸ் மாதத்தில் பக்தியுடன் இறைவனை முறையாகப் பூஜித்து பவித்ராரோபணம் செய்தால், பித்ருக்கள் அక్షயத் திருப்தி அடைவார்கள்; மனவிருப்பங்கள் நிறைவேறும்.

Word by Word

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• नभसि: in Nabhas (Śrāvaṇa)
• नभसि: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नभस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular (in the month Nabhas/Śrāvaṇa)

• संपूज्य: having worshipped
• संपूज्य: Kriya (Gerundial prior action/पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (अव्ययकृदन्त), पूर्वकाल; Absolutive

• पवित्रारोपणेन: by the placing/tying of the sacred thread (pavitra)
• पवित्रारोपणेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पवित्र + आरोपण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पवित्रस्य आरोपणम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• पितॄणाम्: of the ancestors
• पितॄणाम्: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Genitive plural

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अक्षया: imperishable/undiminishing
• अक्षया: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अक्षय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular; विशेषणम् (qualifies तृप्तिः)

• तृप्तिः: satisfaction
• तृप्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• सफलाः: fulfilled/successful
• सफलाः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सफल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural; विशेषणम् (qualifies मनोरथाः)

• स्युः: would be
• स्युः: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; 3rd person plural optative ‘would be’

• मनोरथाः: wishes/desires
• मनोरथाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् + रथ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Nominative plural; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (मनसः रथः)

Speaker

Prahlāda (continuing instruction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā-kṣetra (Gomatī-sāgara-sannidhi)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvija-s (addressed contextually in the section)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee in Dvārakā offers a pavitra (sacred thread/garland) to Kṛṣṇa’s image while performing reverent worship; in the background, subtle ancestral figures receive satisfaction, and the sea-breeze and temple lamps frame the rite.

Characters & Entities

• Nabhas (month)
• Pavitrāropaṇa
• Pitṛs (ancestors)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion to Viṣṇu supports both the living and the departed—worship becomes a bridge of grace to one’s lineage.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The instruction is embedded in the Dvārakā-māhātmya, implying these observances gain special potency in Dvārakā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

In Nabhas month, perform full worship and offer the pavitra (pavitrāropaṇa/pavitropana), yielding akṣaya pitṛ-tṛpti and fulfilled wishes.