Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 34

Devanagari script

प्रीतिं करोति देवेशो द्वादश्यां जागरे स्थितः । शृणु पुण्यं समासेन यद्गीतं ब्रह्मणा मम

Transliteration

prītiṃ karoti deveśo dvādaśyāṃ jāgare sthitaḥ | śṛṇu puṇyaṃ samāsena yadgītaṃ brahmaṇā mama

Translation

ద్వాదశీనాడు రాత్రి జాగరణలో నిలిచినవారిపై దేవేశుడు ప్రీతిచూపును. బ్రహ్మ నాకు గానముగా చెప్పిన పుణ్యఫలాన్ని సంక్షేపంగా వినుము.

Word by Word

• prītim: delight, satisfaction
• prītim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prīti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• karoti: does, produces
• karoti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• deveśaḥ: Lord of the gods
• deveśaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• dvādaśyām: on the Dvādaśī (12th lunar day)
• dvādaśyām: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvādaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• jāgare: in the vigil (night-wake)
• jāgare: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine/Neuter usage), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• sthitaḥ: standing, remaining
• sthitaḥ: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthā (स्था धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifying deveśaḥ)

• śṛṇu: listen
• śṛṇu: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śru (श्रु धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• puṇyam: merit, holy (account)
• puṇyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṇya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• samāsena: briefly, in summary
• samāsena: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable) तृतीया-अर्थे (instrumental sense): ‘briefly/in summary’ (adverbial usage)

• yat: which, that
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• gītam: sung, spoken
• gītam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: gai (गै धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular); ‘yat’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• brahmaṇā: by Brahmā
• brahmaṇā: Karana (Instrument/Agent-in-passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Brahmā (self-referential mention supports Brahmā as the authority cited and likely speaker here)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Audience addressed by the section narrator; immediate addressee not named here

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Dvādaśī night in a lamp-lit mandapa: devotees keep vigil singing and listening, while Padmanābha’s icon seems to ‘smile’ with satisfaction; above, Brahmā is depicted as the source of the teaching conveyed to Skanda.

Characters & Entities

• Deveśa (Viṣṇu as Lord of gods)
• Brahmā
• Dvādaśī
• Jāgaraṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Keeping a devotional night-vigil on Dvādaśī is especially pleasing to the Lord and yields concentrated spiritual merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, within whose Māhātmya the Dvādaśī vigil is praised as exceptionally fruitful.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observing jāgaraṇa (staying awake in devotion) on Dvādaśī.