Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

चातुर्मास्ये विशेषेण सर्वकाम फलप्रदम् । ब्रह्मा तु वटमाश्रित्य प्राणिनां स वरप्रदः

Transliteration

cāturmāsye viśeṣeṇa sarvakāma phalapradam | brahmā tu vaṭamāśritya prāṇināṃ sa varapradaḥ

Translation

وخاصةً في زمن تشاتورماسيا (Cāturmāsya)، تمنحُ هذه المراعاةُ ثمراتِ كلِّ المقاصدِ المرغوبة. وبراهما، إذ يلجأ إلى شجرةِ البانيان، يصيرُ واهبَ النِّعَمِ للأحياء.

Word by Word

• cāturmāsye: in the Cāturmāsya period
• cāturmāsye: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cāturmāsya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• viśeṣeṇa: especially
• viśeṣeṇa: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; प्रकारेण

• sarva-kāma-phala-pradam: granting the fruits of all desires
• sarva-kāma-phala-pradam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + prada (√dā धातु; प्रद)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st)/द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘सर्वकामफलम् ददाति’ (bestowing the fruit of all desires)

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (but/indeed)

• vaṭam: the banyan tree
• vaṭam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• āśritya: having taken refuge in
• āśritya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā-śri (√śri धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having resorted to)

• prāṇinām: of living beings
• prāṇinām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘brahmā’ इत्यस्य पुनरुक्त-सूचक

• vara-pradaḥ: giver of boons
• vara-pradaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक) + prada (√dā धातु; प्रद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘वरं ददाति’ (granting boons)

Speaker

Unspecified (Tīrthamāhātmya narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa; likely a Purāṇic narrator addressing a listener)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vaṭa-sthāna (Banyan sacred spot)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast banyan tree with aerial roots; Brahmā seated in meditation beneath it, pilgrims offering lamps and water; monsoon clouds suggest cāturmāsya; a subtle aura indicates boon-bestowing power.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Vaṭa (banyan tree)
• Cāturmāsya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cāturmāsya is portrayed as a uniquely potent sacred season where devotion and observance quickly mature into desired spiritual and worldly fruits.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A specific named tīrtha is not stated in this verse; the focus is the sacred presence of the Vaṭa (banyan) within the broader tīrtha-glorification context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Taking refuge in or worshipping at the banyan tree, especially during Cāturmāsya, is implied as a meritorious observance.