Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

माघमासे तु सप्तम्यां मह्या सह भवेद्रविः । भूश्चादित्यश्च भगवान्गच्छते संगमं तदा

Transliteration

māghamāse tu saptamyāṃ mahyā saha bhavedraviḥ | bhūścādityaśca bhagavāngacchate saṃgamaṃ tadā

Translation

But on the seventh day in the month of Māgha, Ravi (the Sun) is united with the Earth. Then the Lord Āditya, together with Bhū, goes to the place of confluence.

Word by Word

• माघमासे: in the month of Māgha
• माघमासे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघमास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः—माघस्य मासः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Discourse particle (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• सप्तम्याम्: on the seventh (lunar day)
• सप्तम्याम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्तमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• मह्या: with the Earth
• मह्या: Sahakaraka (Instrumental of accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahārtha (accompaniment marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गसदृश/सह-शब्दः (with)

• भवेत्: would become/occurs
• भवेत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• रविः: the Sun
• रविः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• भूः: the Earth
• भूः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samucchaya (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• आदित्यः: Āditya (the Sun)
• आदित्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samucchaya (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• भगवान्: the venerable/lordly
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• गच्छते: goes
• गच्छते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• संगमम्: to the confluence
• संगमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla (Time adjunct/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa sangama (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On Māgha saptamī, Āditya (radiant) accompanied by Bhū (Earth goddess) travels to a sangama—depict a luminous procession toward a confluence/shoreline, with pilgrims witnessing and preparing for snāna.

Characters & Entities

• Māgha
• Ravi (Sūrya)
• Bhū (Earth)
• Āditya
• Saṅgama (confluence)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Auspicious days like Māgha Saptamī are sanctified by cosmic events; aligning oneself with sacred time supports dharma and merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A ‘saṅgama’ (confluence/meeting-place) within the Prabhāsakṣetra narrative framework, contributing to the tīrtha’s sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, Māgha Saptamī is highlighted as a potent time for tīrtha-related observances (snāna, worship), though not stated explicitly here.