Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

चातुर्मास्ये विशेषेण मुक्तिसंसाधकं वद

Transliteration

cāturmāsye viśeṣeṇa muktisaṃsādhakaṃ vada

Translation

Surtout durant la saison de Cāturmāsya, dis-moi une discipline spirituelle qui mène la délivrance à son accomplissement.

Word by Word

• चातुर्मास्ये: in the Cāturmāsya period
• चातुर्मास्ये: Adhikarana (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चातुर्मास्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• विशेषेण: especially
• विशेषेण: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; अव्ययीभावार्थे ‘especially’

• मुक्तिसंसाधकम्: that which accomplishes liberation
• मुक्तिसंसाधकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्ति + संसाधक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (मुक्तेः संसाधकम्)

• वद: tell
• वद: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वद् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Paijavana

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The seeker leans forward with intensity, asking for a mokṣa-producing practice specifically for the four monsoon months; the guru’s calm presence suggests a forthcoming structured vrata.

Characters & Entities

• Cāturmāsya
• mukti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Cāturmāsya period is presented as a particularly potent time to adopt liberation-oriented discipline.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tirtha is named here; the focus is on the sacred calendar period (Cāturmāsya).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A request for a specific Cāturmāsya sādhanā/vow that leads toward mokṣa.