Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

प्रवर्त्तंते सदा देवि तस्माद्योगं सदाभ्यसेत् । चातुर्मास्ये विशेषेण योगी पापं निकृन्तति

Transliteration

pravarttaṃte sadā devi tasmādyogaṃ sadābhyaset | cāturmāsye viśeṣeṇa yogī pāpaṃ nikṛntati

Translation

O Göttin, da die Strömungen weltlicher Regungen stets aufs Neue aufsteigen, soll man daher jederzeit Yoga üben. Besonders in der Zeit des Cāturmāsya fällt der Yogin die Sünde.

Word by Word

• pravartante: proceed/operate
• pravartante: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√vṛt (वृत् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• devi: O Goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थ (therefore/from that)

• yogam: yoga
• yogam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• abhyaset: should practice
• abhyaset: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√as (अस्/अस् धातु; अभ्यासे)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• cāturmāsye: in the Cāturmāsya period
• cāturmāsye: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cāturmāsya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• viśeṣeṇa: especially
• viśeṣeṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; प्रकारवाचक (by way of specialness)

• yogī: the yogin
• yogī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• pāpam: sin
• pāpam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• nikṛntati: cuts off/destroys
• nikṛntati: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√kṛt (कृत् धातु; छेदने)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Cāturmāsya-kāla (sacred season)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Monsoon season: a yogin under a simple shelter near a shrine, rain falling outside; inside, lamp-lit meditation and vow-observance, with Devī as compassionate listener in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Cāturmāsya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Constant yogic practice is recommended, and Cāturmāsya is highlighted as a particularly potent period for destroying sin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse emphasizes a sacred time (Cāturmāsya) within Tīrthamāhātmya rather than naming a single tirtha in the verse itself.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Regular practice of yoga, with special emphasis on intensified discipline during Cāturmāsya.