Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

दशम्यां वसवः पूज्यास्तथाष्टम्यां विशेषतः । स्वर्गं समीहमानैश्च विलासैर्विविधैस्तथा

Transliteration

daśamyāṃ vasavaḥ pūjyāstathāṣṭamyāṃ viśeṣataḥ | svargaṃ samīhamānaiśca vilāsairvividhaistathā

Translation

في اليوم القمري العاشر (دَشَمي) تُعبَدُ الفاسُو (Vasus)، وعلى وجه الخصوص في اليوم الثامن (أَشْتَمي) أيضًا؛ وذلك لمن يبتغي السماء، مع قرابين شتّى وطقوسٍ احتفاليةٍ متنوعة.

Word by Word

• दशम्याम्: on the tenth (lunar day)
• दशम्याम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• वसवः: the Vasus
• वसवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• पूज्याः: are to be worshipped
• पूज्याः: Vidhyartha (Obligation predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज्य (कृदन्त; √पूज् धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• अष्टम्याम्: on the eighth (lunar day)
• अष्टम्याम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• स्वर्गम्: heaven
• स्वर्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• समीहमानैः: by those striving for
• समीहमानैः: Karana (Agent/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समीहमान (कृदन्त; √ईह् धातु, सम्-उपसर्ग)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle, आत्मनेपद-प्रयोग), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• विलासैः: with enjoyments/pleasures
• विलासैः: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विलास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तथा: and likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb/conjunctive)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced from immediate narrative frame in Tīrthamāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A bright daytime Daśamī celebration in the kṣetra: devotees offer lamps, cloth, and food; eight Vasus appear as radiant guardians of elements, blessing the assembly.

Characters & Entities

• Vasus
• Daśamī
• Aṣṭamī
• Svarga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇic path links devotion at a sacred site with specific calendrical observances, promising refined enjoyments and heavenly merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instruction is part of the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra / Amareśvara-kuṇḍa Māhātmya in Nāgarakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship of the Vasus on Daśamī (and with special mention of Aṣṭamī), performed with appropriate observances/offerings (vilāsa).