Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

विशेषात्पूर्णिमायां तु स्नानं सर्षपमृज्जलैः

Transliteration

viśeṣātpūrṇimāyāṃ tu snānaṃ sarṣapamṛjjalaiḥ

Translation

At lalo na sa araw ng kabilugan ng buwan, dapat maligo gamit ang tubig na hinaluan ng buto ng mustasa at lupang panlinis (luwad).

Word by Word

• विशेषात्: especially; particularly
• विशेषात्: Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Ablative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावेन कारण/हेतु-अर्थे (by reason of/especially)

• पूर्णिमायाम्: on the full-moon day
• पूर्णिमायाम्: Adhikaraṇa (Location/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrṇimā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तु: but; indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषणार्थे

• स्नानम्: bath; bathing
• स्नानम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (1st/2nd), एकवचन; कर्मरूपे (as object)

• सर्षप-मृद्-जलैः: with mustard, clay, and water
• सर्षप-मृद्-जलैः: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarṣapa (प्रातिपदिक) + mṛd (प्रातिपदिक) + jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार-द्वन्द्व), तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; साधनार्थे

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pāṇḍu-kūpa (contextual)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Full-moon bath at a sacred well/kuṇḍa: devotees rub cleansing earth and mustard paste, then pour water over themselves under a bright pūrṇimā moon.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purity practices intensify on auspicious tithis; bodily cleansing supports inner clarity in vrata.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instruction belongs to Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s vrata context; the broader passage highlights local tīrthas such as Pāṇḍu-kūpa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

On pūrṇimā, perform a special bath using water with mustard and cleansing earth/clay.