Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 78

Devanagari script

यश्चात्र दिवसे प्राप्ते तीर्थेऽत्रैव भवोद्भवे । स्नानं कृत्वा रवेर्वार उदयं समुपस्थिते

Transliteration

yaścātra divase prāpte tīrthe'traiva bhavodbhave | snānaṃ kṛtvā ravervāra udayaṃ samupasthite

Translation

Et quiconque, lorsque ce jour sera venu, en ce tīrtha même né de Bhava (Śiva), se baignera ici un dimanche, à l’heure du lever du soleil…

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

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

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (Place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• दिवसे: on the day
• दिवसे: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• प्राप्ते: when (it is) arrived
• प्राप्ते: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (when it has arrived)

• तीर्थे: at the sacred ford
• तीर्थे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• अत्र: here
• अत्र: Deśa-adhikaraṇa (Place)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

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

• भवोद्भवे: arisen from Bhava (Śiva)
• भवोद्भवे: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भव-उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (भवात् उद्भवः) विशेषण (तीर्थे)

• स्नानम्: bath
• स्नानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• कृत्वा: having done
• कृत्वा: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) + त्वा (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (having done)

• रवेः: of the Sun
• रवेः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• वार: on (the day) of Sunday
• वार: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन (वारि/वारे इत्यर्थे; ‘on Sunday’)

• उदयम्: rise
• उदयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• समुपस्थिते: when (it is) present/arrived
• समुपस्थिते: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-उप-स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (when (sunrise) has occurred/arrived)

Speaker

Śrī Bhagavān (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: tirtha

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvija-uttama

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims gather at a tīrtha at the exact moment of sunrise on a Sunday; the water glows with the first rays, with a small shrine/linga nearby and priests preparing offerings.

Characters & Entities

• Bhava (Śiva)
• Tīrtha
• Ravivāra (Sunday)
• Udaya (sunrise)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma emphasizes right place and right time—snāna at a Śiva-tīrtha at sunrise is portrayed as especially efficacious.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Bhava-udbhava (Śiva-origin) tīrtha described in Nāgara Khaṇḍa, Adhyāya 209.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna at this tīrtha on Ravivāra (Sunday) specifically at sunrise (udaya-kāla).