Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 100

Devanagari script

नोपवासं हरिदिने कुरुते न व्रतं हरेः । विना चतुर्दशीं राजन्नान्यदेवसमुद्भवम्

Transliteration

nopavāsaṃ haridine kurute na vrataṃ hareḥ | vinā caturdaśīṃ rājannānyadevasamudbhavam

Translation

لم يكن يصوم (أوبافاسا) في يوم هَري، ولا يتخذ نذرًا لهَري—إلا في اليوم القمري الرابع عشر (تشاتوردَشي)، أيها الملك؛ ولم يتبع عبادةً ناشئةً عن آلهةٍ أخرى.

Word by Word

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• उपवासम्: fasting
• उपवासम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपवास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मपद

• हरिदिने: on the day of Hari
• हरिदिने: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक) + दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; हरेः दिनम् इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः; “on Hari’s day”

• कुरुते: does, performs
• कुरुते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• व्रतम्: vow, observance
• व्रतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्मपद

• हरेः: of Hari
• हरेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी

• विना: without, except
• विना: Nimitta/Parihara (Exclusion/विना-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विना (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; वियोग/अपवादार्थक उपपद (preposition-like indeclinable) governing accusative

• चतुर्दशीम्: the fourteenth lunar day
• चतुर्दशीम्: Karma (Object of vinā/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्दशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विना-उपपदयोगे कर्मवत् (accusative with vinā)

• राजन्: O king
• राजन्: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध

• अन्यदेवसमुद्भवम्: arising from another deity
• अन्यदेवसमुद्भवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक) + समुद्भव (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; अन्यदेवात् समुद्भवम् इति पञ्चमी-तत्पुरुषः; (elliptically) “(anything) arising from another deity”

Speaker

Mārkaṇḍeya

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (rājan/nareśvara addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A disciplined devotee declines Hari-day fasts and Vaiṣṇava vows, keeping only caturdaśī observance; the setting hints at coastal Prabhāsa with pilgrims and temple silhouettes.

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Caturdaśī
• Śiva (implied via prior verses)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The narrative highlights firm religious orientation in vow-practice, setting up a teaching about dharma, devotion, and the fruits of sacred association.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named in this verse; it continues the character sketch within the Dvārakā Māhātmya storyline.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Upavāsa on Hari’s day and Hari-vratas are mentioned (as not performed), while caturdaśī is singled out as an exception.