Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 20

Devanagari script

यः सदैकादशीतिथौ स्नात्वोपोष्यार्चयेद्धरिम् । रात्रौ जागरणं कुर्याद्वेदशास्त्रविधानतः

Transliteration

yaḥ sadaikādaśītithau snātvopoṣyārcayeddharim | rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ kuryādvedaśāstravidhānataḥ

Translation

Quiconque, à chaque Ekādaśī, se baigne, jeûne et adore Hari, et veille la nuit selon les prescriptions des Vedas et des śāstras—

Word by Word

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time: always)

• एकादशीतिथौ: on the Ekādaśī lunar day
• एकादशीतिथौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एकादशी + तिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• उपोष्य: having fasted
• उपोष्य: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उपवस् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive)

• अर्चयेत्: should worship
• अर्चयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• हरिम्: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• हरिम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• रात्रौ: at night
• रात्रौ: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• जागरणम्: vigil/wakefulness
• जागरणम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जागरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• वेदशास्त्रविधानतः: according to Vedic and śāstric injunctions
• वेदशास्त्रविधानतः: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वेद + शास्त्र + विधान + तस् (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाव-प्रत्यय)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्यय (ablatival adverb: 'according to/from'); समास-आधारित (from the injunctions of Veda and Śāstra)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ekādaśī-vrata in Revā-tīrtha context

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cyclical calendar motif around a devotee: repeated Ekādaśī nights with lamp and vigil; daytime bath and worship; scripture scrolls indicating Veda-śāstra guidance; Hari’s icon presiding.

Characters & Entities

• Ekādaśī
• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Veda
• Śāstra
• Jāgaraṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Regular discipline—purification, restraint, and worship—aligns personal conduct with śāstric dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The vrata is taught within the Revā Khaṇḍa setting, tied to the Narmadā’s sacred landscape.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Ekādaśī observance: snāna (bath), upoṣa (fast), Hari-arcana (worship), and nocturnal jāgaraṇa (vigil) per scriptural rule.