Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 81

Devanagari script

उपवासविधानेन दिनशेषं नयेत्सुधीः । अनंतरे च दिवसे कुर्याद्भगवदर्चनम् । बांधवैः सह भुञ्जीत नियमं च विसर्ज्जयेत्

Transliteration

upavāsavidhānena dinaśeṣaṃ nayetsudhīḥ | anaṃtare ca divase kuryādbhagavadarcanam | bāṃdhavaiḥ saha bhuñjīta niyamaṃ ca visarjjayet

Translation

Der Weise soll den Rest des Tages gemäß der Vorschrift des Fastens (Upavāsa) verbringen. Am folgenden Tag vollziehe er die Verehrung des Herrn; dann esse er zusammen mit seinen Verwandten und entlasse die Observanz (Niyama) feierlich.

Word by Word

• upavāsa-vidhānena: by the prescribed method of fasting
• upavāsa-vidhānena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upavāsa (प्रातिपदिक) + vidhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; उपवासस्य विधानम् इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; Instrumental singular (by means of the rule/observance of fasting)

• dina-śeṣam: the remaining part of the day
• dina-śeṣam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dina (प्रातिपदिक) + śeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; दिनस्य शेषः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; Accusative singular (the remainder of the day)

• nayet: should spend/lead
• nayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: nī (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; should lead/spend

• sudhīḥ: the wise person
• sudhīḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su-dhī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; intelligent person (wise man)

• anantare: immediately after
• anantare: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anantara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; locative singular used adverbially: immediately following

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• divase: on the day
• divase: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; locative singular (on the day)

• kuryāt: should perform
• kuryāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; should do/perform

• bhagavat-arcanam: worship of the Lord
• bhagavat-arcanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhagavat (प्रातिपदिक) + arcana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; भगवतः अर्चनम् इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; worship of the Lord

• bāndhavaiḥ: with relatives
• bāndhavaiḥ: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bāndhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (सह), बहुवचन; instrumental plural (with kinsmen)

• saha: together with
• saha: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: saha (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय (preposition-like indeclinable: with)

• bhuñjīta: should eat
• bhuñjīta: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhuj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; should eat

• niyamam: the observance (vow-rule)
• niyamam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niyama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; the observance/restriction

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• visarjjayet: should relinquish
• visarjjayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: visṛj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; should release/abandon

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; within Ayodhyāmāhātmya of Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee sits in quiet fasting near a lamp at dusk; next scene shows worship before a Viṣṇu/Rāma image; final scene shows a family meal (pāraṇa) and a concluding gesture of release (udvāsana) with folded hands.

Characters & Entities

• Bhagavān
• Hari

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Discipline in fasting should culminate in devotion—worship of Bhagavān—and the vow should be concluded properly, not casually.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Ayodhyā is the broader sacred setting of this instruction within the Ayodhyāmāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observe fasting for the day, worship Bhagavān the next day, then eat with family and formally end the vow (niyama-visarjana).