Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 78

Devanagari script

यश्चात्र दिवसे प्राप्ते तीर्थेऽत्रैव भवोद्भवे । स्नानं कृत्वा रवेर्वार उदयं समुपस्थिते

Transliteration

yaścātra divase prāpte tīrthe'traiva bhavodbhave | snānaṃ kṛtvā ravervāra udayaṃ samupasthite

Translation

Und wer, wenn jener Tag gekommen ist, an diesem Tīrtha, das aus Bhava (Śiva) hervorgegangen ist, hier am Sonntag zur Zeit des Sonnenaufgangs badet…

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

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

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (Place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• दिवसे: on the day
• दिवसे: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• प्राप्ते: when (it is) arrived
• प्राप्ते: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (when it has arrived)

• तीर्थे: at the sacred ford
• तीर्थे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (Place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)

• भवोद्भवे: arisen from Bhava (Śiva)
• भवोद्भवे: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भव-उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भवात् उद्भवः) विशेषण (तीर्थे)

• स्नानम्: bath
• स्नानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having done)

• रवेः: of the Sun
• रवेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• वार: on (the day) of Sunday
• वार: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन (वारि/वारे इत्यर्थे; ‘on Sunday’)

• उदयम्: rise
• उदयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• समुपस्थिते: when (it is) present/arrived
• समुपस्थिते: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उप-स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (when (sunrise) has occurred/arrived)

Speaker

Śrī Bhagavān (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: tirtha

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvija-uttama

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims gather at a tīrtha at the exact moment of sunrise on a Sunday; the water glows with the first rays, with a small shrine/linga nearby and priests preparing offerings.

Characters & Entities

• Bhava (Śiva)
• Tīrtha
• Ravivāra (Sunday)
• Udaya (sunrise)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma emphasizes right place and right time—snāna at a Śiva-tīrtha at sunrise is portrayed as especially efficacious.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Bhava-udbhava (Śiva-origin) tīrtha described in Nāgara Khaṇḍa, Adhyāya 209.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna at this tīrtha on Ravivāra (Sunday) specifically at sunrise (udaya-kāla).