Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

चातुर्मास्येऽथ संप्राप्ते सर्वभूतदयाकरः । अश्वत्थोऽतः सदा सेव्यो मंदवारे विशेषतः

Transliteration

cāturmāsye'tha saṃprāpte sarvabhūtadayākaraḥ | aśvattho'taḥ sadā sevyo maṃdavāre viśeṣataḥ

Translation

Quand vient le Cāturmāsya, le Seigneur compatissant envers tous les êtres est présent en ce lieu ; c’est pourquoi l’Aśvattha (figuier sacré) doit être honoré en tout temps, surtout le lundi.

Word by Word

• चातुर्मास्ये: in the Cāturmāsya period
• चातुर्मास्ये: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चातुर्मास्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; द्विगुसमासः (चतुर् + मास)

• अथ: then; now
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse link/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (conjunctive/then)

• संप्राप्ते: when (it) has arrived; upon the arrival
• संप्राप्ते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + प्र + आप् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; लोके सति (locative absolute)

• सर्वभूतदयाकरः: the giver of compassion to all beings
• सर्वभूतदयाकरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वभूतदयाकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषसमासः (सर्वभूतानां दयाकरः)

• अश्वत्थः: the aśvattha (sacred fig) tree
• अश्वत्थः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वत्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• अतः: therefore; hence
• अतः: Sambandha (Reason/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अतः (अव्यय)
• Form: हेत्वर्थक-अव्यय (causal adverb: therefore/from this)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Sambandha (Time/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• सेव्यः: should be served/worshipped
• सेव्यः: Vidheyavisheshana (Predicative/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सेव् (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्/यत्-अर्थे ‘य’-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive: to be served), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• मंदवारे: on Tuesday
• मंदवारे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मंदवार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; वार-शब्दः (weekday)

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: रीत्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: especially)

Speaker

Deductive (Tīrthamāhātmya narrator; instruction framed by preceding Ākāśavāṇī context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims approach a venerable pippala tree at a tīrtha during the rainy-season Cāturmāsya; on a Monday, they offer water, lamps, and circumambulate, sensing the Lord’s compassionate presence.

Characters & Entities

• Cāturmāsya
• Aśvattha
• Mandavāra (Monday)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Compassionate devotion expressed through simple service to a sacred tree becomes a powerful dharmic path, especially in holy seasons.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The locus is the aśvattha tree as a sacred abode within the Adhyāya 247 tīrtha-context; the geographic name is not included in this excerpt.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Aśvattha-sevā (honoring/serving the sacred fig) is prescribed, with special emphasis during Cāturmāsya and particularly on Monday (Somavāra).