Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 145

Devanagari script

ज्येष्ठसामपरं चैव द्वितीयं गदतः शृणु । न च श्राव्यं द्वितीयं तु जप्तव्यं मुक्तिमिच्छता

Transliteration

jyeṣṭhasāmaparaṃ caiva dvitīyaṃ gadataḥ śṛṇu | na ca śrāvyaṃ dvitīyaṃ tu japtavyaṃ muktimicchatā

Translation

جَیَشٹھ-سامن کے بعد آنے والا دوسرا منتر بھی مجھ سے سنو۔ یہ دوسرا عوام کے سامنے سنانے کے لائق نہیں؛ جو مکتی چاہے اسے اسے خلوت میں جپ کرنا چاہیے۔

Word by Word

• ज्येष्ठसामपरम्: next after the Jyeṣṭha-sāman
• ज्येष्ठसामपरम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्येष्ठसाम + पर (प्रातिपदिक); ज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + सामन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular); तत्पुरुष-समास (ज्येष्ठसामस्य परम् = next after the Jyeṣṭha-sāman)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha-bodhaka (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• एव: indeed / just
• एव: Sambandha-bodhaka (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक निपात (restrictive/emphatic particle)

• द्वितीयम्: the second
• द्वितीयम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• गदतः: (he) says / declares
• गदतः: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √गद् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; वर्तमानकाल (Present indicative, 3rd person singular)

• शृणु: listen
• शृणु: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (Imperative, 2nd person singular)

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha-bodhaka (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक निपात (conjunction)

• श्राव्यम्: to be recited aloud
• श्राव्यम्: Vidhi/Pratiṣedha (Prohibited predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्राव्य (प्रातिपदिक; √श्रु (धातु) + ण्यत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular; gerundive sense)

• द्वितीयम्: the second (one)
• द्वितीयम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वितीय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular)

• तु: but
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (contrast/emphasis)

• जप्तव्यम्: to be muttered
• जप्तव्यम्: Vidhi (Obligatory predicate)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जप्तव्य (प्रातिपदिक; √जप् (धातु) + तव्यत्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (Neuter, Nom/Acc, Singular; gerundive/obligatory)

• मुक्तिम्: liberation
• मुक्तिम्: Karma (Object of desire)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative, Singular)

• इच्छता: by one desiring
• इच्छता: Karta (Agent; by one who desires)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √इष्/इच्छ् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Present active participle, Masculine, Instrumental, Singular)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A close, intimate instruction: the teacher leans slightly toward the listener, indicating secrecy; a lone practitioner performs silent japa at dawn near the Prabhāsa shore, with the temple silhouette and a quiet inner glow suggesting mokṣa-seeking.

Characters & Entities

• Jyeṣṭha-sāman
• Mokṣa (liberation)
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Certain liberating recitations are to be guarded and practiced inwardly; restraint and purity of transmission are part of dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instruction occurs within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The ‘second’ recitation is not for public chanting; it is to be performed as private japa by a seeker of liberation.