Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

क्षेत्रोपवासमकरोद्दिनमेकं मुनीश्वरः । अपरेद्युः पुनः स्नात्वा पारणामकरोद्द्विजः

Transliteration

kṣetropavāsamakaroddinamekaṃ munīśvaraḥ | aparedyuḥ punaḥ snātvā pāraṇāmakaroddvijaḥ

Translation

Der erhabene Weise hielt im heiligen Bezirk einen Tag lang Fasten. Am folgenden Tag badete der Zweimalgeborene erneut und vollzog die rechte Pāraṇā, das rituelle Brechen des Fastens.

Word by Word

• kṣetra-upavāsam: a fast at the sacred place
• kṣetra-upavāsam: Karma (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣetra (प्रातिपदिक) + upavāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; 'क्षेत्रे उपवासः' (fasting at the holy place)

• akarot: did/performed
• akarot: Kriya (action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (भूतकाल), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; धातु: कृ (to do)

• dinam: for a day
• dinam: Karma (extent/duration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ekam: one
• ekam: Visheshana (qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying 'dinam')

• munīśvaraḥ: the lord among sages
• munīśvaraḥ: Karta (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: muni (प्रातिपदिक) + īśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; 'मुनीनां ईश्वरः'

• aparedyuḥ: the next day
• aparedyuḥ: Kala (time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: aparedyuḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb): 'on the next day'

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Sambandha (manner/repetition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्ति-बोधक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• snātvā: having bathed
• snātvā: Purvakala (prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: snā (धातु) → snātvā (कृदन्त, क्त्वा)
• Form: क्त्वा-प्रत्ययान्त अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund): 'having bathed'

• pāraṇām: the breaking of the fast
• pāraṇām: Karma (object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāraṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; उपवास-समाप्ति-भोजनम् (breaking the fast)

• akarot: performed
• akarot: Kriya (action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (भूतकाल), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• dvijaḥ: the twice-born (brahmin)
• dvijaḥ: Karta (subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Agastya-tīrtha (kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sage remains within the sacred precinct, observing a one-day fast; at dawn next day he bathes again and performs pāraṇā with ritual propriety.

Characters & Entities

• Kakṣīvān
• Agastya-tīrtha (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage merit is amplified by vrata-discipline—fasting with proper completion (pāraṇā) reflects balanced dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ‘kṣetra’ is the holy precinct around Agastya-tīrtha in the ongoing narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Kṣetra-upavāsa (a one-day fast in the holy area), followed next day by renewed snāna and pāraṇā (formal breaking of the fast).