Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

पश्चात्पद्मैश्चतुर्दश्यां शुक्लायां सोमवासरे । चैत्रे मासि च संप्राप्ते चिरायुः स भविष्यति

Transliteration

paścātpadmaiścaturdaśyāṃ śuklāyāṃ somavāsare | caitre māsi ca saṃprāpte cirāyuḥ sa bhaviṣyati

Translation

Ensuite, lorsque, au mois de Caitra, le quatorzième jour de la quinzaine claire tombe un lundi, en offrant des lotus—il obtiendra une longue vie.

Word by Word

• paścāt: afterwards
• paścāt: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: paścāt (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: afterwards)

• padmaiḥ: with lotuses
• padmaiḥ: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: padma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन (Neuter, Instrumental, Plural)

• caturdaśyām: on the fourteenth (lunar day)
• caturdaśyām: Adhikaraṇa (Time-location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caturdaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (Feminine, Locative, Singular); तिथिवाचक

• śuklāyām: in the bright (fortnight)
• śuklāyām: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śuklā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (Feminine, Locative, Singular); विशेषण (of fortnight)

• somavāsare: on Monday
• somavāsare: Adhikaraṇa (Time-location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: soma-vāsara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular); वारवाचक

• caitre: in (the month of) Caitra
• caitre: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: caitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular); मासविशेषण

• māsi: in the month
• māsi: Adhikaraṇa (Time-location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन (Masculine, Locative, Singular)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Conjunction (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• saṃprāpte: when (it) has arrived
• saṃprāpte: Adhikaraṇa (Locative absolute/सति-सप्तमी)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-√prāp (धातु) → saṃprāpta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक, क्त)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी, एकवचन (Locative, Singular); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• cirāyuḥ: long-lived
• cirāyuḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cira-āyus (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular); कर्मधारयः (‘दीर्घम् आयुः यस्य’)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular); सर्वनाम

• bhaviṣyati: will be
• bhaviṣyati: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Śiva (contextual continuity from the preceding liṅga-worship instruction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Paired tīrthas with Śiva-liṅga (lotus-offering observance)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Night-to-dawn worship on Śukla Caturdaśī Monday in Caitra: lamps flicker, lotuses are offered, and the liṅga is bathed as the moon’s Soma-quality is evoked.

Characters & Entities

• Caitra
• Śukla Caturdaśī
• Somavāra (Monday)
• Padma (lotus)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred timing (tithi and weekday) intensifies the fruit of devotion; properly timed worship yields blessings such as longevity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same tīrthayugma and its Śiva-liṅga worship context in Nāgarakhaṇḍa, Tīrthamāhātmya, Adhyāya 198.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Lotus-based worship aligned to Caitra month, bright fortnight, Caturdaśī tithi, and Monday (Somavāra).