Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 170

Devanagari script

कृष्ण उवाच । एकरात्रिं भविष्यंति येऽत्र श्रद्धासमन्विताः । उपवासपरास्तेषां पापं यास्यति संक्षयम्

Transliteration

kṛṣṇa uvāca | ekarātriṃ bhaviṣyaṃti ye'tra śraddhāsamanvitāḥ | upavāsaparāsteṣāṃ pāpaṃ yāsyati saṃkṣayam

Translation

克里希那说道：凡以信心在此住一夜，专志持斋者，其罪业将趋于灭尽。

Word by Word

• kṛṣṇaḥ: Kṛṣṇa
• kṛṣṇaḥ: Karta (Speaker/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛṣṇa (कृष्ण) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गम्, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• uvāca: said
• uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच् धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्

• ekarātrim: for one night
• ekarātrim: Karma (Extent of time/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: eka (एक) + rātri (रात्रि)
• Form: कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-समासः (एकैव रात्रिः); स्त्रीलिङ्गम्, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; कालावधि-प्रयोगः

• bhaviṣyanti: will be/remain
• bhaviṣyanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकारः (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्गम्, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb of place)

• śraddhā-samanvitāḥ: endowed with faith
• śraddhā-samanvitāḥ: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śraddhā (श्रद्धा) + samanvita (समन्वित)
• Form: तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः/उपपद-समासः: श्रद्धया समन्विताः; पुल्लिङ्गम्, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; कर्तृविशेषणम्

• upavāsa-parāḥ: intent on fasting
• upavāsa-parāḥ: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: upavāsa (उपवास) + para (पर)
• Form: तत्पुरुषः: उपवासे पराः (devoted to fasting); पुल्लिङ्गम्, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; कर्तृविशेषणम्

• teṣām: of them
• teṣām: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• pāpam: sin
• pāpam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (पाप) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative/1st), एकवचनम्

• yāsyati: will go/attain
• yāsyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (या धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकारः (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्

• saṃkṣayam: destruction, diminution
• saṃkṣayam: Karma (Goal/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃkṣaya (संक्शय/संक्षय) (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्गम्, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (Accusative/2nd), एकवचनम्

Speaker

Kṛṣṇa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Arbuda-khaṇḍa locus)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī and/or assembled hearers within the māhātmya frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Night at the pilgrimage town: devotees keep vigil or sleep on the ground near a shrine after fasting; lamps flicker, the sea/river murmurs; Kṛṣṇa is depicted as the teacher proclaiming the vow’s fruit.

Characters & Entities

• Kṛṣṇa
• Upavāsa (fasting)
• Śraddhā (faith)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even a brief pilgrimage—when joined with faith and self-restraint—has the power to purify accumulated sin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ‘here’ indicates the Arbuda-kṣetra sacred locale being described in Adhyāya 36.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A one-night observance at the site, undertaken with śraddhā and upavāsa (fasting).