Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 77

Devanagari script

उवास मतिमान्धीरो विरक्तो विजितेंद्रियः । कदाचिन्माघमासे तु शुक्लपक्षे हरेर्दिने

Transliteration

uvāsa matimāndhīro virakto vijiteṃdriyaḥ | kadācinmāghamāse tu śuklapakṣe harerdine

Translation

Dort lebte der Weise, standhaft und besonnen, entsagt und Herr seiner Sinne. Und einst, im Monat Māgha, in der lichten Monatshälfte, am Hari geweihten Tag,

Word by Word

• उवास: dwelt/stayed
• उवास: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect/परोक्सभूत), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदी

• मतिमान्: intelligent
• मतिमान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मतिमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; मत्-प्रत्ययान्त (possessive adjective)

• धीरो: steadfast/calm
• धीरो: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विरक्तः: detached
• विरक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विरक्त (प्रातिपदिक; √रञ्ज् से क्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्तः—क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle used adjectivally); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विजितेन्द्रियः: one who has conquered the senses
• विजितेन्द्रियः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विजित-इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक; विजित + इन्द्रिय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (इन्द्रियाणि विजितानि यस्य)

• कदाचित्: once/sometime
• कदाचित्: Adverbial (Kriyāviśeṣaṇa/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कदाचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्—कालवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb of time)

• माघमासे: in the month of Māgha
• माघमासे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ-मास (प्रातिपदिक; माघ + मास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (माघः मासः)

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Discourse particle (Nipāta/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्—निपातः (particle; contrast/emphasis)

• शुक्लपक्षे: in the bright fortnight
• शुक्लपक्षे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्ल-पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः (शुक्लः पक्षः)

• हरेः: of Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरेः: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), एकवचन

• दिने: on the day
• दिने: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

Speaker

Narrator (Purāṇic narrator, contextually within Setukhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dharmapuṣkariṇī

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A restrained ascetic-devotee living near the tank, simple hut or shaded bank; calendar markers—bright moon, Māgha coolness; a subtle indication of Hari’s day (Vaishnava symbols, conch/discus motif).

Characters & Entities

• Māgha
• Śuklapakṣa
• Hari (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purity of conduct—detachment and mastery of the senses—prepares one for fruitful observance of sacred times and vows.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The setting continues to be Dharmapuṣkariṇī (from the surrounding verses), where the sādhaka resides for worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Timing is emphasized: Māgha month, bright fortnight, and a day dedicated to Hari—an auspicious frame for vrata and pūjā.