Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

मृगसंक्रमणे ये तु सूर्यवारेण संस्थिते । चण्डीशं वीक्षयंति स्म न ते नरकगामिनः

Transliteration

mṛgasaṃkramaṇe ye tu sūryavāreṇa saṃsthite | caṇḍīśaṃ vīkṣayaṃti sma na te narakagāminaḥ

Translation

Lors du Mṛga-saṅkramaṇa, ceux qui s’y trouvent un dimanche et reçoivent la vision de Caṇḍīśa ne sont pas destinés à l’enfer.

Word by Word

• मृगसंक्रमणे: at the Mṛga-saṅkramaṇa (sun’s transit into Mṛga)
• मृगसंक्रमणे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मृग + संक्रमणे (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—मृगस्य संक्रमणम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• सूर्यवारेण: on Sunday
• सूर्यवारेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूर्यवार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; करणवाचक

• संस्थिते: being present/standing (there)
• संस्थिते: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + स्था (धातु) → संस्थित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त), विशेषणम्; ‘स्थित’ = standing/being present

• चण्डीशम्: Caṇḍīśa (a deity)
• चण्डीशम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्डीश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वीक्षयन्ति: see/behold
• वीक्षयन्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वीक्ष् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन

• स्म: indeed/then (narrative particle)
• स्म: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्म (अव्यय)
• Form: स्म-निपात; भूतार्थ/स्मरणार्थक, क्रियायाः अनुवृत्तिसूचक (often marks past narration)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

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

• नरकगामिनः: hell-goers / destined for hell
• नरकगामिनः: Visheshana (Adjectival predicate/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नरक + गामिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्; समासः—नरकं गच्छन्ति ये (उपपद-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Bhīṣma (to Yudhiṣṭhira)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (Caṇḍīśa-darśana context)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims gather at a Śaiva shrine in Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra on Mṛga-saṅkramaṇa; the sun is prominent (Sunday), and devotees take darśana of Caṇḍīśa with folded hands, lamps, and bilva leaves.

Characters & Entities

• Mṛga-saṅkramaṇa
• Sunday (Sūryavāra)
• Caṇḍīśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śaiva darśana performed at auspicious calendrical junctions is portrayed as a strong safeguard against negative post-mortem destinies.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A specific site is not named in this verse; the focus is on Caṇḍīśa-darśana timed to Mṛga-saṅkramaṇa within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra Māhātmya context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Being present on a Sunday during Mṛga-saṅkramaṇa and taking darśana of Caṇḍīśa.