Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

शुक्लाम्बरधरो नित्यं नियतः स जितेन्द्रियः । एककालं तु भुञ्जानो मासं तीर्थस्य सन्निधौ

Transliteration

śuklāmbaradharo nityaṃ niyataḥ sa jitendriyaḥ | ekakālaṃ tu bhuñjāno māsaṃ tīrthasya sannidhau

Translation

Vêtu chaque jour de blanc, réglé et maître de ses sens, ne mangeant qu’une fois par jour, qu’il demeure un mois auprès du tīrtha, le gué sacré.

Word by Word

• śukla-ambara-dharaḥ: wearing white garments
• śukla-ambara-dharaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śukla (प्रातिपदिक) + ambara (प्रातिपदिक) + dhara (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √dhṛ धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (विशेष्यः: स)

• nityam: always
• nityam: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• niyataḥ: disciplined, restrained
• niyataḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niyata (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √yam धातु; नि-यम्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• jita-indriyaḥ: having conquered the senses
• jita-indriyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, √ji धातु) + indriya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कर्मधारय-भावः: जितानि इन्द्रियाणि यस्य)

• eka-kālam: once a day (at one time)
• eka-kālam: Kala-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक) + kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; क्रियाविशेषण (adverbial accusative)

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

• bhuñjānaḥ: eating
• bhuñjānaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhuj (भुज् धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• māsam: for a month
• māsam: Kala-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कालपरिमाण (duration)

• tīrthasya: of the sacred ford/place
• tīrthasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• sannidhau: in the vicinity/presence
• sannidhau: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sannidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (unspecified ford in context)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A disciplined pilgrim in white garments sits near a river-ford, calm and self-controlled, with a small water-pot and minimal belongings, observing a month-long vow with one daily meal.

Characters & Entities

• Tīrtha (Agnitīrtha context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purification is strengthened by disciplined living; tīrtha-sevā is not only travel but sustained vrata-like conduct.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The tīrtha in the immediate chapter context (Agnitīrtha/Revā Khaṇḍa sacred waters).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Tīrtha-vāsa for a month with niyamas: white garments, self-restraint, and ekakāla-bhojana (one meal a day).