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Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 43

तस्मात्सर्वेषु मासेषु सर्वेषु दिवसेष्वपि । सर्वेषु यामकालेषु संस्मरन्मुच्यते हरिम्

tasmātsarveṣu māseṣu sarveṣu divaseṣvapi | sarveṣu yāmakāleṣu saṃsmaranmucyate harim

Ainsi, en tous les mois, en tous les jours et à chaque veille du temps, celui qui se souvient de Hari est délivré des liens.

तस्मात्therefore, from that
तस्मात्:
Hetu/Apādāna (Cause/Source/हेतु/अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसक, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; हेतौ (from that/therefore)
सर्वेषुin all
सर्वेषु:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; 'मासेषु' विशेषण
मासेषुmonths
मासेषु:
Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootमास (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
सर्वेषुin all
सर्वेषु:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; 'दिवसेषु' विशेषण
दिवसेषुdays
दिवसेषु:
Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootदिवस (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
अपिalso
अपि:
Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/बल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle: 'also')
सर्वेषुin all
सर्वेषु:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; 'यामकालेषु' विशेषण
यामकालेषुat the times of the watches (periods)
यामकालेषु:
Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootयाम + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (yāmasya kālaḥ)
संस्मरन्remembering
संस्मरन्:
Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + स्मृ (धातु)
Formवर्तमान-कृदन्त (शतृ-प्रत्यय, Present active participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्तरि
मुच्यतेis liberated
मुच्यते:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootमुच् (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)
हरिम्Hari (Viṣṇu)
हरिम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootहरि (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)

Type: kshetra

Scene: A pilgrim in simple attire pauses at different times of day—dawn, noon, dusk, midnight—silently remembering Hari; the sun and moon mark the watches while a faint Viṣṇu aura pervades the scene.

H
Hari (Viṣṇu)

FAQs

Continuous remembrance of Hari—beyond special dates—becomes a direct path to liberation.

No specific site is named here; the emphasis is on ever-available spiritual practice applicable at any tīrtha or at home.

Smaraṇa (remembrance) of Hari at all times is the central prescription.