Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

द्वादश राशयस्तत्र नक्षत्राणि तथैव च । सप्तविंशतिसंख्यानि मुख्यानि सिद्धये

Transliteration

dvādaśa rāśayastatra nakṣatrāṇi tathaiva ca | saptaviṃśatisaṃkhyāni mukhyāni siddhaye

Translation

Là se trouvaient les douze signes du zodiaque, et de même les demeures lunaires (nakṣatra), au nombre de vingt-sept, établies principalement pour régler l’accomplissement et l’efficacité selon le temps.

Word by Word

• द्वादश: twelve
• द्वादश: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादश (संख्याशब्द-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याविशेषण (indeclinable numeral used adjectivally)

• राशयः: zodiacal signs
• राशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राशि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: there)

• नक्षत्राणि: lunar mansions, constellations
• नक्षत्राणि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नक्षत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (thus/likewise)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• सप्तविंशति-संख्यानि: numbering twenty-seven
• सप्तविंशति-संख्यानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तविंशति + संख्या (प्रातिपदिक; components: सप्त + विंशति)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifier of नक्षत्राणि)

• मुख्यानि: principal, chief
• मुख्यानि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुख्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• सिद्धये: for accomplishment/success
• सिद्धये: Sampradana (Purpose/Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (Dative), एकवचन

Speaker

Lomaśa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣayaḥ (sages)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A didactic tableau: Lomaśa points to a celestial chart showing twelve rāśis and a ring of twenty-seven nakṣatras, explaining their primacy for siddhi in ritual timing.

Characters & Entities

• Rāśi
• Nakṣatra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Cosmic order—expressed as rāśis and nakṣatras—supports the proper timing and efficacy of dharmic acts.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kedāra narrative setting continues, though the verse itself describes universal time-structure.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, it supports choosing auspicious/appropriate times for rites; no single rite is specified.