Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

चंद्रसूर्योपरागेषु मन्वादिषु न संशयः । व्यतीपातेषु संक्रांतौ वैधृतौ दैत्यनायक

Transliteration

caṃdrasūryoparāgeṣu manvādiṣu na saṃśayaḥ | vyatīpāteṣu saṃkrāṃtau vaidhṛtau daityanāyaka

Translation

At lunar and solar eclipses; at the junctions of Manvantaras—without doubt—and at Vyatīpāta, at Saṅkrānti, and at Vaidhṛti as well, O leader of the Daityas.

Word by Word

• चन्द्रसूर्योपारागेषु: during lunar/solar eclipses
• चन्द्रसूर्योपारागेषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + उपराग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन; समासः—चन्द्रसूर्ययोः उपरागः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• मन्वादिषु: in Manvantaras etc.
• मन्वादिषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—मन्वादयः (मनु-आदि) इति तत्पुरुष/समाहारार्थ-प्रयोगः

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• व्यतीपातेषु: at/ during vyatīpāta times
• व्यतीपातेषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यतीपात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• संक्रान्तौ: at saṅkrānti (solar ingress)
• संक्रान्तौ: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संक्रान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वैधृतौ: at vaidhṛti (inauspicious yoga)
• वैधृतौ: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैधृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दैत्यनायक: O leader of the Daityas
• दैत्यनायक: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + नायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—दैत्यानां नायकः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced); addressed to a Daitya interlocutor within the narrative

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā/Gomatī tīrtha (implied)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Daitya-nāyaka (explicitly addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dramatic eclipse over the sea/river: pilgrims at a ghat performing snāna and tarpaṇa; priests chanting; sky shows eclipse disk and symbolic ‘yoga’ diagrams for vyatīpāta/vaidhṛti; a marker for saṅkrānti transition.

Characters & Entities

• Candra (Moon)
• Sūrya (Sun)
• Uparāga (eclipse)
• Manvantara
• Vyatīpāta
• Saṅkrānti
• Vaidhṛti
• Daitya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma emphasizes that certain cosmic times magnify religious acts; aligning worship and charity with these moments increases merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse lists auspicious times; within Dvārakā Māhātmya it implies these are especially potent when observed in/with Dvārakā and its tīrthas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It signals recommended observances during eclipses, saṅkrānti, and special yogas (typically snāna, dāna, tarpaṇa), though not itemized here.