Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

चातुर्मास्यं विधानेन दैत्यसूदनसन्निधौ । नियमेन क्षिपेद्यस्तु तस्य तुष्यति केशवः

Transliteration

cāturmāsyaṃ vidhānena daityasūdanasannidhau | niyamena kṣipedyastu tasya tuṣyati keśavaḥ

Translation

Wer in der Nähe von Daityasūdana (Viṣṇu) das Cāturmāsya-Gelübde nach rechter Vorschrift ordnungsgemäß vollzieht und diese Zeit in Disziplin und Enthaltsamkeit verbringt—an dem hat Keśava Wohlgefallen.

Word by Word

• चातुर्मास्यम्: the Cāturmāsya observance
• चातुर्मास्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चातुर्मास्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया) एकवचनम्; कर्म (observance of Cāturmāsya)

• विधानेन: according to the prescribed rule
• विधानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया) एकवचनम्

• दैत्यसूदन-सन्निधौ: in the presence of Daityasūdana (Viṣṇu)
• दैत्यसूदन-सन्निधौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्यसूदन (प्रातिपदिक) + सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी) एकवचनम्; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (in the presence of Daityasūdana)

• नियमेन: with discipline
• नियमेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नियम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया) एकवचनम्

• क्षिपेत्: should spend/observe (it)
• क्षिपेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: क्षिप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person) एकवचनम्; अर्थः—'समापयेत्/अतिवाहयेत्' (to spend/complete)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा) एकवचनम्; सम्बन्धबोधकः

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; विरोध/अन्वयार्थक-निपातः (contrastive particle)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गे षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी) एकवचनम्

• तुष्यति: is pleased
• तुष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), परस्मैपदम्; प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person) एकवचनम्

• केशवः: Keśava
• केशवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केशव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा) एकवचनम्

Speaker

Sūta (deduced: Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa narration commonly via Sūta to sages)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Daityasūdana-sannidhi)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim resides near the Daityasūdana shrine through the four months, living simply, performing daily worship, maintaining restraints; Keśava is envisioned as inwardly pleased.

Characters & Entities

• Cāturmāsya
• Daityasūdana (Viṣṇu)
• Keśava (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sustained discipline (niyama) over four months, aligned with scriptural procedure, is a direct means to gain Viṣṇu’s pleasure.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, described as the locale of Daityasūdana’s presence where Cāturmāsya becomes especially fruitful.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Cāturmāsya vrata performed “vidhānena” (as prescribed) with niyamas, in Viṣṇu’s proximity.