Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

एकादशी द्वादशिसंप्रविष्टा कृता नभस्ये श्रवणेन युक्ता । विशेषतः सोमसुतेन संगमे करोति मुक्तिं प्रपितामहानाम्

Transliteration

ekādaśī dvādaśisaṃpraviṣṭā kṛtā nabhasye śravaṇena yuktā | viśeṣataḥ somasutena saṃgame karoti muktiṃ prapitāmahānām

Translation

Khi giữ giới nguyện Ekādaśī sao cho kéo dài sang Dvādaśī, và thực hành vào tháng Nabhas (Bhādrapada) đúng lúc sao Śravaṇa; đặc biệt tại nơi hợp lưu gắn với Somāsuta, thì pháp ấy ban giải thoát cho tổ tiên, cho đến bậc cụ tổ (đời thứ ba).

Word by Word

• ekādaśī: Ekādaśī (11th lunar day)
• ekādaśī: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ekādaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• dvādaśi-saṃpraviṣṭā: having entered into Dvādaśī
• dvādaśi-saṃpraviṣṭā: Visheshana (Qualifier of ekādaśī)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvādaśī (प्रातिपदिक) + sam + √praviś (धातु) + क्त (क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (dvādaśyāṃ saṃpraviṣṭā); कृदन्तः—भूतकर्मणि क्त

• kṛtā: observed/performed
• kṛtā: Visheshana (Qualifier of ekādaśī)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛ (धातु) + क्त (क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कृदन्तः—भूतकर्मणि क्त (done/observed)

• nabhasye: in the month of Nabhasya
• nabhasye: Adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nabhasya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (month Nabhasya/Bhādrapada)

• śravaṇena: with Śravaṇa (nakṣatra)
• śravaṇena: Karana (Means/association)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śravaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• yuktā: associated/combined
• yuktā: Visheshana (Qualifier of ekādaśī)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yuj (धातु) + क्त (क्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कृदन्तः—भूतकर्मणि क्त (joined/associated)

• viśeṣataḥ: especially
• viśeṣataḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣatas (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb)

• somasutena: with Soma’s son (Budha)
• somasutena: Karana/Hetu (Associated factor)
• Type: Noun
• Root: soma-suta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (son of Soma = Budha/Mercury)

• saṃgame: at the conjunction/meeting
• saṃgame: Adhikarana (Occasion)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃgama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• karoti: produces/grants
• karoti: Kriya (Main verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• muktim: liberation
• muktim: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mukti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• prapitāmahānām: of great-grandfathers/ancestors
• prapitāmahānām: Sambandha (Beneficiary relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prapitāmaha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Somāsuta-saṅgama

Type: sangam

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims at a sacred confluence at dawn in Bhādrapada, offering water with kuśa and sesame while Viṣṇu is worshipped; the sky marked by Śravaṇa nakṣatra symbolism; ancestral figures receiving light and release.

Characters & Entities

• Ekādaśī
• Dvādaśī
• Nabhas (Bhādrapada)
• Śravaṇa (nakṣatra)
• Somāsuta
• Saṅgama (confluence)
• Pitr̥s (forefathers)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Properly timed Ekādaśī observance—especially when it continues into Dvādaśī and is aligned with auspicious calendrical factors—can generate merit powerful enough to uplift and liberate one’s ancestors.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

A saṅgama (sacred confluence) in the Dvārakā Māhātmya landscape, specifically noted as connected with “Somāsuta,” is praised as exceptionally potent for ancestral liberation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observing Ekādaśī in a way that extends into Dvādaśī, particularly in Bhādrapada (Nabhas) when Śravaṇa nakṣatra is present, with special emphasis on performing it at a sacred confluence (saṅgama).