Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 28

Devanagari script

तेषां प्रीतो हरिर्दद्यात्पु रुषार्थचतुष्टयम् । चातुर्मास्ये समायाते सुप्ते देवे जनार्दने

Transliteration

teṣāṃ prīto harirdadyātpu ruṣārthacatuṣṭayam | cāturmāsye samāyāte supte deve janārdane

Translation

Satisfait d’eux, Hari accorde les quatre buts de la vie humaine. Quand vient la saison de Cāturmāsya—lorsque le Seigneur Janārdana demeure dans le sommeil yogique—

Word by Word

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन

• प्रीतः: pleased
• प्रीतः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्रीत (कृदन्त; √प्री (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• हरिः: Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• दद्यात्: should give
• दद्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• पुरुषार्थ-चतुष्टयम्: the four aims of life
• पुरुषार्थ-चतुष्टयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुषार्थ (प्रातिपदिक) + चतुष्टय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (पुरुषार्थाणां चतुष्टयम्)

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

• समायाते: when it has arrived
• समायाते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-√या (धातु) + क्त
• Form: सप्तमी, एकवचन, नपुंसकलिङ्ग; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (locative absolute with चातुर्मास्ये)

• सुप्ते: when (he) is asleep
• सुप्ते: Adhikarana (Locative absolute/सप्तमी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुप्त (कृदन्त; √स्वप् (धातु) + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (locative absolute)

• देवे: in/when the god
• देवे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• जनार्दने: Janārdana
• जनार्दने: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जनार्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; देवस्य विशेषण-नाम

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Jambū/Bahula kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotional calendar scene: monsoon clouds, pilgrims practicing restraint and charity; in the sanctum of imagination, Janārdana reclines in yogic sleep (Viṣṇu-śayana), while devotees offer lamps and food; the four puruṣārthas appear as symbolic emblems bestowed by Hari.

Characters & Entities

• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Janārdana
• Cāturmāsya
• Puruṣārtha-catuṣṭaya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Proper devotional charity and observance culminate in divine grace—Hari is said to bestow dharma, artha, kāma, and mokṣa.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the Nāgara-khaṇḍa tīrtha discourse; it highlights sacred time (Cāturmāsya) more than a named geography in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observance connected to Cāturmāsya (the four sacred months) is indicated, framed by the doctrine of Viṣṇu’s yoganidrā.