Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 97

Devanagari script

ततः प्रभातसमये उषःकाल उपस्थिते । भक्ष्यभोज्यादिकं सर्वं सावित्रीस्थलमानयेत्

Transliteration

tataḥ prabhātasamaye uṣaḥkāla upasthite | bhakṣyabhojyādikaṃ sarvaṃ sāvitrīsthalamānayet

Translation

แล้วเมื่อยามรุ่งอรุณ ครั้นเวลาอุษาได้มาถึง พึงนำภักษาหารและโภชนาหารทั้งปวงพร้อมสิ่งอื่น ๆ ไปยังสถานที่ของพระสวิตรี

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Sequence marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमवाचक/ततः-शब्द (indeclinable: then/thereafter)

• प्रभातसमये: at dawn-time
• प्रभातसमये: Adhikaraṇa (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रभात (प्रातिपदिक) + समय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति (अधिकरण); एकवचन (Locative singular); तत्पुरुषसमास (प्रभाते समयः)

• उषःकाले: at the time of dawn
• उषःकाले: Adhikaraṇa (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उषः (प्रातिपदिक) + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति (अधिकरण); एकवचन (Locative singular); तत्पुरुषसमास (उषसः कालः)

• उपस्थिते: when (it is) arrived/present
• उपस्थिते: Adhikaraṇa (Temporal circumstance; locative absolute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उप+स्था (धातु) → उपस्थित (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी विभक्ति; एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (when it has arrived)

• भक्ष्यभोज्यादिकम्: edibles, foods, and the like
• भक्ष्यभोज्यादिकम्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ष्य (प्रातिपदिक) + भोज्य (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक) + क (प्रत्यय)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (कर्म); एकवचन (Accusative singular); समाहार-द्वन्द्व (edibles and foods etc.)

• सर्वम्: all
• सर्वम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति; एकवचन (Accusative singular); विशेषण

• सावित्रीस्थलम्: to the Savitrī-place/spot
• सावित्रीस्थलम्: Karman (Goal as object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्री (प्रातिपदिक) + स्थल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (कर्म); एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमास (सावित्र्याः स्थलम्)

• आनयेत्: should bring
• आनयेत्: Kriyā (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ+नी (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन (3rd sg optative)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Sāvitrī-sthala (Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At first light: devotees carry baskets and pots of food, sweets, and cooked dishes toward Sāvitrī-sthala; the sky is pink-gold, lamps still glow, and the ritual area is being prepared for feeding and offerings.

Characters & Entities

• Sāvitrī-sthala

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is practiced through disciplined timing and careful preparation for sacred hospitality.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Sāvitrī-sthala within Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

At dawn, bring all food items and provisions to Sāvitrī’s sacred spot for the ensuing rite.