Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

तस्मात्पार्वति यत्नेन हरौ सुप्ते तपः कुरु । चातुर्मास्येऽथ संप्राप्ते प्रणवेन समन्वितम्

Transliteration

tasmātpārvati yatnena harau supte tapaḥ kuru | cāturmāsye'tha saṃprāpte praṇavena samanvitam

Translation

فلذلك، يا بارفتي، اجتهدي بإخلاص في ممارسة التَّقشّف (التَّبَس) حين يكون هاري «نائمًا» في الزمن المقدّس. فإذا أقبلت فترة تشاتورماسيا، فافعليه مقرونًا بالبراناڤا «أوم».

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tasmāt (तद्-सर्वनाम)
• Form: अव्ययीभावार्थे पञ्चमी-रूपम्; हेत्वर्थक (ablatival adverb: 'therefore/from that reason')

• पार्वति: O Pārvatī
• पार्वति: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārvatī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन-प्रथमा (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन

• यत्नेन: with effort
• यत्नेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yatna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• हरौ: when/while Hari (is)
• हरौ: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• सुप्ते: asleep
• सुप्ते: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: svap (धातु) + supta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'हरौ' इति विशेषण (when asleep)

• तपः: austerity, penance
• तपः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tapas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन

• कुरु: do, perform
• कुरु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative); मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• चातुर्मास्ये: in the Cāturmāsya period
• चातुर्मास्ये: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cāturmāsya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• अथ: then
• अथ: Anvaya (Discourse connector/अन्वय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक/प्रकरणारम्भक (then/now)

• संप्राप्ते: when it has arrived
• संप्राप्ते: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-√prāp (प्राप् धातु) + saṃprāpta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'चातुर्मास्ये' इति विशेषण (when arrived)

• प्रणवेन: with the praṇava (Oṃ)
• प्रणवेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: praṇava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन

• समन्वितम्: accompanied by, combined with
• समन्वितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-anv-√i (इ धातु) + samanvita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'तपः' इति विशेषण (endowed/combined with)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Cāturmāsya (Viṣṇu-śayana-kāla)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pārvatī is addressed in a teaching scene; in the background Viṣṇu rests on Śeṣa in Yoga-nidrā (Kṣīra-sāgara motif), while devotees undertake Cāturmāsya vows, chanting Oṃ.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Cāturmāsya
• Praṇava (Oṃ)
• Tapas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Seasonal sacred discipline (Cāturmāsya) should be practiced with effort, integrating tapas with Praṇava-centered devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular site is named in this verse; it provides a vrata framework within the tīrtha chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform tapas during Cāturmāsya, explicitly accompanied by Praṇava (Oṃ), implying Oṃ-japa or Oṃ-prefixed mantra practice.