Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

हरौ सुप्ते विशेषेण प्रदेयः प्रत्यहं नरैः । फलैरर्घ्यो विष्णुतुष्ट्यै तत्कालसमुदा हृतैः

Transliteration

harau supte viśeṣeṇa pradeyaḥ pratyahaṃ naraiḥ | phalairarghyo viṣṇutuṣṭyai tatkālasamudā hṛtaiḥ

Translation

Besonders wenn Hari als ‘schlafend’ gilt (während des Cāturmāsya), sollen die Menschen täglich ein Arghya aus Früchten darbringen, die zu jener Zeit frisch erlangt wurden, zur Zufriedenheit Viṣṇus.

Word by Word

• हरौ: when/while Hari
• हरौ: अधिकरण (Location/Context)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• सुप्ते: is asleep
• सुप्ते: अधिकरण (State)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुप्त (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past participle)

• विशेषेण: especially
• विशेषेण: क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग (Instrumental used adverbially)

• प्रदेयः: should be offered
• प्रदेयः: विधेय (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त: तव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययान्त विधेय (Gerundive/Obligatory), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अर्थः 'to be given'

• प्रत्यहम्: every day
• प्रत्यहम्: कालाधिकरण (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रति + अहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास (Adverb)

• नरैः: by men/people
• नरैः: कर्ता (Agent)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• फलैः: with fruits
• फलैः: करण (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• अर्घ्यः: arghya-offering
• अर्घ्यः: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• विष्णुतुष्ट्यै: for the satisfaction of Viṣṇu
• विष्णुतुष्ट्यै: सम्प्रदान (Purpose/Recipient)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु + तुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative/4th), एकवचन; 'विष्णोः तुष्टिः' इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• तत्कालसमुदाहृतैः: brought/collected at that very time
• तत्कालसमुदाहृतैः: करण (Means/qualification of fruits)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तत् + काल + समुद्-आ-हृत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन; 'तत्काले समुदाहृत' इति सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

Speaker

Brahmā

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee at dawn during the rainy-season Cāturmāsya stands before a Viṣṇu image, holding a conch of water and a plate of freshly gathered fruits, offering arghya with folded hands; monsoon clouds and temple lamps frame the scene.

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Cāturmāsya (implied by 'Harau supte')
• Arghya
• Phala (fruits)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred time invites steadiness: daily offerings made with care and freshness cultivate sustained devotion to Viṣṇu.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tirtha is specified; the instruction applies broadly to Viṣṇu worship during the Cāturmāsya observance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

During ‘Harau supte’ (Cāturmāsya), offer daily arghya using fruits gathered fresh in that season, for Viṣṇu’s satisfaction.