Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

कार्त्तिके चैव वैशाखे पूर्णिमायां नराधिप । रुद्रस्य सन्निधौ भूत्वा शुचिः स्नातो जितेन्द्रियः

Transliteration

kārttike caiva vaiśākhe pūrṇimāyāṃ narādhipa | rudrasya sannidhau bhūtvā śuciḥ snāto jitendriyaḥ

Translation

Au mois de Kārttika et aussi de Vaiśākha, le jour de pleine lune, ô seigneur des hommes—s’étant rendu en la présence de Rudra, pur, baigné et maître de ses sens—

Word by Word

• कार्त्तिके: in Kārttika (month)
• कार्त्तिके: Adhikarana (Time locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्त्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; Locative singular (month)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय; conjunction (in caiva)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय; emphatic particle (in caiva)

• वैशाखे: in Vaiśākha (month)
• वैशाखे: Adhikarana (Time locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशाख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; Locative singular (month)

• पूर्णिमायाम्: on the full-moon day
• पूर्णिमायाम्: Adhikarana (Time locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्णिमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; Locative singular

• नराधिप: O lord of men (king)
• नराधिप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Vocative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—नराणाम् अधिपः

• रुद्रस्य: of Rudra
• रुद्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; Genitive singular

• सन्निधौ: in the presence
• सन्निधौ: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; Locative singular

• भूत्वा: having become / being
• भूत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (त्वा), Absolutive/Gerund; 'having become'

• शुचिः: pure
• शुचिः: Karta (Agent qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular (qualifying implied agent)

• स्नातः: bathed
• स्नातः: Karta (Agent qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Past participle: 'bathed'

• जितेन्द्रियः: one who has conquered the senses
• जितेन्द्रियः: Karta (Agent qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जित (कृदन्त, √जि) + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular; बहुव्रीहिः—जितानि इन्द्रियाणि यस्य

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira (narādhipa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Full-moon night over the Revā river; a purified devotee, freshly bathed, stands before a Rudra-liṅga with offerings; the moonlight and lamp-light mingle, emphasizing restraint and sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Kārttika
• Vaiśākha
• Pūrṇimā
• Rudra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred times (pūrṇimā in holy months) combined with purity, bathing, and sense-restraint prepare one for potent Śaiva rites.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The rite is framed as occurring in ‘Rudra’s presence’ within the Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha setting—i.e., a Śiva-sannidhi connected to the Revā pilgrimage circuit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūrṇimā observance with snāna (ritual bath), śauca (purity), and jitendriyatā (sense-control) before approaching Rudra.