Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 78

Devanagari script

योगानां वा व्यतीपात ऊडूनां श्रवणस्तथा । अमावास्या तिथीनां च पूर्णिमा वै तथैव च

Transliteration

yogānāṃ vā vyatīpāta ūḍūnāṃ śravaṇastathā | amāvāsyā tithīnāṃ ca pūrṇimā vai tathaiva ca

Translation

Parmi les yogas, Vyatīpāta est particulièrement éminent; parmi les demeures lunaires, Śravaṇa de même. Et parmi les tithi, Amāvāsyā et Pūrṇimā sont également réputées sacrées.

Word by Word

• योगानाम्: of the yogas (astronomical combinations)
• योगानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Vikalpa (Alternative)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पबोधक अव्यय (disjunctive)

• व्यतीपातः: Vyatīpāta (a specific yoga)
• व्यतीपातः: Karta (Subject/item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यतीपात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• ऊडूनाम्: of the lunar mansions (nakṣatras)
• ऊडूनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊडु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन

• श्रवणः: Śravaṇa (nakṣatra)
• श्रवणः: Karta (Subject/item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Samuccaya/Adverbial
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण/समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (likewise)

• अमावास्या: Amāvāsyā (new-moon day)
• अमावास्या: Karta (Subject/item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अमावास्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• तिथीनाम्: of the lunar days (tithis)
• तिथीनाम्: Sambandha (Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिथि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• पूर्णिमा: Pūrṇimā (full-moon day)
• पूर्णिमा: Karta (Subject/item)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्णिमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha/Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis/assurance)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Samuccaya/Adverbial
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय (likewise)

• एव: just, indeed
• एव: Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvijas/ritual audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A cosmic chart-like scene: the sage points to a pañcāṅga diagram showing Vyatīpāta yoga, Śravaṇa nakṣatra, and the highlighted tithis Amāvāsyā and Pūrṇimā, with Kedāra shrine beneath the sky.

Characters & Entities

• Vyatīpāta
• Śravaṇa
• Amāvāsyā
• Pūrṇimā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Puranic dharma recognizes certain astronomical and lunar markers as spiritually potent for worship, charity, and purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single site is named; the Kedāra Khaṇḍa context supports pilgrimage-life structured by sacred time.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It highlights especially auspicious yoga, nakṣatra, and tithis that are suitable for dāna and other religious acts.