Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

भाद्रे शुक्ले तु पंचम्यां यात्रा तत्र फलप्रदा । अन्यदापि गुरोर्वारे स्नानं बहुफलप्रदम्

Transliteration

bhādre śukle tu paṃcamyāṃ yātrā tatra phalapradā | anyadāpi gurorvāre snānaṃ bahuphalapradam

Translation

In the bright fortnight of Bhādrapada, on the fifth lunar day, pilgrimage there bestows its sacred fruit. And on other occasions too, bathing on Guru’s day (Thursday) grants abundant merit.

Word by Word

• भाद्रे: in (the month of) Bhādra
• भाद्रे: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन (मास-नाम)

• शुक्ले: in the bright (fortnight)
• शुक्ले: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; विशेषण (पक्षे)

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधसूचक-निपात (particle: ‘indeed/but’)

• पञ्चम्याम्: on the fifth (lunar day)
• पञ्चम्याम्: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन (तिथि-नाम)

• यात्रा: pilgrimage/journey
• यात्रा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यात्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/देशाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘there’)

• फलप्रदा: bestowing results
• फलप्रदा: Visheshana (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: फल + प्रदा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (यात्रायाः); समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (फलस्य प्रदा)

• अन्यदा: at other times
• अन्यदा: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अन्यदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘at other times’)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अपेक्षासूचक-निपात (particle: ‘also/even’)

• गुरोः: of Guru (Jupiter)
• गुरोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• वारे: on the weekday
• वारे: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन (वार-नाम)

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• बहुफलप्रदम्: granting many fruits
• बहुफलप्रदम्: Visheshana (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बहु + फल + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण (स्नानस्य); समासः—कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-प्रायः (‘बहूनि फलानि प्रददाति’)

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced for Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bṛhaspati-kunda / Devaguru-tīrtha (contextual)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A festive pilgrimage scene on Bhādrapada śukla pañcamī: pilgrims with flags and offerings approach the kund; on a Thursday vignette, devotees bathe at dawn while priests announce ‘Guru-vāra’ observance.

Characters & Entities

• Bhādrapada
• Śukla-pakṣa
• Pañcamī
• Guru-vāra (Thursday)
• Bṛhaspati (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred time (tithi and weekday) amplifies sacred place; aligning both intensifies merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the praise of the Ayodhyā tīrtha identified as Bṛhaspati-kuṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Yātrā on Bhādrapada Śukla Pañcamī, and snāna on Guru-vāra (Thursday).