Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

चातुर्मास्ये विशेषेण सर्वकाम फलप्रदम् । ब्रह्मा तु वटमाश्रित्य प्राणिनां स वरप्रदः

Transliteration

cāturmāsye viśeṣeṇa sarvakāma phalapradam | brahmā tu vaṭamāśritya prāṇināṃ sa varapradaḥ

Translation

Besonders während der Cāturmāsya-Zeit gewährt diese Observanz die Früchte aller gewünschten Ziele. Brahmā, der beim Banyanbaum Zuflucht nimmt, wird zum Spender von Gnaden für die Lebewesen.

Word by Word

• cāturmāsye: in the Cāturmāsya period
• cāturmāsye: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cāturmāsya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण

• viśeṣeṇa: especially
• viśeṣeṇa: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; प्रकारेण

• sarva-kāma-phala-pradam: granting the fruits of all desires
• sarva-kāma-phala-pradam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + kāma (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + prada (√dā धातु; प्रद)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st)/द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; ‘सर्वकामफलम् ददाति’ (bestowing the fruit of all desires)

• brahmā: Brahmā
• brahmā: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (but/indeed)

• vaṭam: the banyan tree
• vaṭam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• āśritya: having taken refuge in
• āśritya: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ā-śri (√śri धातु) + lyap (ल्यप्)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund); पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having resorted to)

• prāṇinām: of living beings
• prāṇinām: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prāṇin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘brahmā’ इत्यस्य पुनरुक्त-सूचक

• vara-pradaḥ: giver of boons
• vara-pradaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक) + prada (√dā धातु; प्रद)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘वरं ददाति’ (granting boons)

Speaker

Unspecified (Tīrthamāhātmya narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa; likely a Purāṇic narrator addressing a listener)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vaṭa-sthāna (Banyan sacred spot)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vast banyan tree with aerial roots; Brahmā seated in meditation beneath it, pilgrims offering lamps and water; monsoon clouds suggest cāturmāsya; a subtle aura indicates boon-bestowing power.

Characters & Entities

• Brahmā
• Vaṭa (banyan tree)
• Cāturmāsya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cāturmāsya is portrayed as a uniquely potent sacred season where devotion and observance quickly mature into desired spiritual and worldly fruits.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A specific named tīrtha is not stated in this verse; the focus is the sacred presence of the Vaṭa (banyan) within the broader tīrtha-glorification context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Taking refuge in or worshipping at the banyan tree, especially during Cāturmāsya, is implied as a meritorious observance.