Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

अथ ते सुपरिश्रांता मध्यंदिनगते रवौ । रविवारेण संप्राप्ते नक्षत्रे चाश्विसंस्थिते

Transliteration

atha te supariśrāṃtā madhyaṃdinagate ravau | ravivāreṇa saṃprāpte nakṣatre cāśvisaṃsthite

Translation

Puis, lorsque le soleil atteignit le milieu du jour, ils furent accablés de fatigue ; et quand vint le dimanche, sous la prédominance de l’astérisme Aśvinī,

Word by Word

• अथ: then
• अथ: Adhikarana (Discourse marker/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरवाचक-अव्यय (then/now)

• ते: they
• ते: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सुपरिश्रान्ताः: very tired
• सुपरिश्रान्ताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु- (उपसर्ग) + परि-√श्रम् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Past participle used adjectivally, Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मध्यंदिनगते: when midday had come
• मध्यंदिनगते: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मध्यंदिन (प्रातिपदिक) + गत (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (मध्यंदिने गतः) — Locative, Singular; determinative compound

• रवौ: when the sun (was at midday)
• रवौ: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Locative (7th), Singular

• रविवारेण: on Sunday
• रविवारेण: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक) + वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (रवेः वारः) — Instrumental, Singular; determinative compound

• संप्राप्ते: when (it) had arrived
• संप्राप्ते: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-√प्राप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Past participle, Locative, Singular (agreeing with ‘नक्षत्रे’)

• नक्षत्रे: in the lunar mansion
• नक्षत्रे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नक्षत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• आश्विसंस्थिते: when it was in Aśvinī
• आश्विसंस्थिते: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आश्वि (प्रातिपदिक) + संस्थित (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (आश्वौ/अश्विन्यां संस्थितः) — Locative, Singular; determinative compound (agreeing with ‘नक्षत्रे’)

Speaker

Sūta (narrative voice continuing the māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A group of sages/travelers under the blazing midday sun, visibly tired; the sky bright; they consult time (Sunday, Aśvinī) and look toward a nearby water body for relief.

Characters & Entities

• Ravi (Sun)
• Ravivāra (Sunday)
• Aśvinī nakṣatra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha acts are often framed within auspicious cosmic timings, linking ritual merit with sacred calendrical order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The timing details prepare for the tīrtha-bath episode that reveals the greatness of Rūpatīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

An implied snāna (ritual bath) is set up by specifying an auspicious weekday and nakṣatra.