Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मचर्येण यो मासांश्चतुरोऽपि नयेन्नरः । विमानवरमारूढः स स्वर्गे स्वेच्छया वसेत्

Transliteration

brahmacaryeṇa yo māsāṃścaturo'pi nayennaraḥ | vimānavaramārūḍhaḥ sa svarge svecchayā vaset

Translation

Wer selbst diese vier Monate in Brahmacarya (keuscher Disziplin) verbringt, wohnt im Himmel nach eigenem Willen, auf einer vortrefflichen Himmelsvimāna reitend.

Word by Word

• ब्रह्मचर्येण: by celibacy (brahmacarya)
• ब्रह्मचर्येण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मचर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (ब्रह्मणि चर्या)

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

• मासान्: months
• मासान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• चतुरः: four
• चतुरः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर् (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक-विशेषण

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: even/also)

• नयेत्: should observe/should pass
• नयेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नी (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• विमानवरम्: a splendid aerial car
• विमानवरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक) + वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (वरं विमानम्)

• आरूढः: having mounted
• आरूढः: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-रुह् (धातु) से क्त; आरूढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• स्वर्गे: in heaven
• स्वर्गे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• स्वेच्छया: by his own will
• स्वेच्छया: Karana (Manner/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व (प्रातिपदिक) + इच्छा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (स्वस्य इच्छा)

• वसेत्: should dwell
• वसेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Sūta (deduced from Māhātmya-style narration in Nāgarakhaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A restrained ascetic-devotee observing Cāturmāsya, seated in meditation with a rosary; above, a radiant vimāna awaits in the sky as symbolic fruit.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmacarya
• Svarga
• Vimāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Self-mastery through brahmacarya is celebrated as a royal spiritual power that yields exalted heavenly attainments.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is mentioned; the verse glorifies the vow itself within a Māhātmya discourse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observing brahmacarya for the four-month Cāturmāsya period.