Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

स संक्रांतौ व्यतीपाते ग्रहणे रवि सोमयोः । पर्वकालेषु चान्येषु विविधेषु सुभक्तितः

Transliteration

sa saṃkrāṃtau vyatīpāte grahaṇe ravi somayoḥ | parvakāleṣu cānyeṣu vividheṣu subhaktitaḥ

Translation

In tiefer Bhakti vollzog er fromme Handlungen zu Saṅkrānti, zu Vyatīpāta, während Sonnen- und Mondfinsternissen und ebenso zu anderen vielfältigen Festzeiten.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• संक्रान्तौ: at the saṅkrānti (solar ingress)
• संक्रान्तौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संक्रान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• व्यतीपाते: at the vyatīpāta (astral conjunction)
• व्यतीपाते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यतीपात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• ग्रहणे: at an eclipse
• ग्रहणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रहण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• रवि: of the sun
• रवि: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular) — समास/सम्बन्धे (in relation)

• सोमयोः: of the sun and the moon
• सोमयोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), द्विवचन (Dual) — रवि-सम्बद्धं द्वन्द्वार्थे (sun and moon)

• पर्वकालेषु: in festival/holy times
• पर्वकालेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्व + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अन्येषु: in other
• अन्येषु: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन (Plural) — विशेषणम्

• विविधेषु: various
• विविधेषु: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन (Plural) — विशेषणम्

• सुभक्तितः: with good devotion
• सुभक्तितः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सु + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb), हेतौ/प्रकारे (by reason/with manner)

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devout donor at a riverside/sea-shore tīrtha during an eclipse: pilgrims bathe, priests chant, the sun/moon partially veiled, banners and lamps marking parva-kāla.

Characters & Entities

• Saṅkrānti
• Vyatīpāta
• Sūrya (Ravi)
• Candra (Soma)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred times (parva-kāla) amplify devotion and dharmic acts; the verse recommends aligning piety with auspicious calendrical moments.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it describes timing for dharmic practice within the larger sacred-place discourse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observance on Saṅkrānti, Vyatīpāta, and solar/lunar eclipses is indicated; the surrounding verses clarify it is connected with charitable giving.