Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 60

Devanagari script

प्रवर्त्तंते सदा देवि तस्माद्योगं सदाभ्यसेत् । चातुर्मास्ये विशेषेण योगी पापं निकृन्तति

Transliteration

pravarttaṃte sadā devi tasmādyogaṃ sadābhyaset | cāturmāsye viśeṣeṇa yogī pāpaṃ nikṛntati

Translation

Ô Déesse, puisque les courants des élans mondains se lèvent sans cesse, il faut donc pratiquer le yoga en tout temps. Surtout durant la saison de Cāturmāsya, le yogin tranche le péché.

Word by Word

• pravartante: proceed/operate
• pravartante: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-√vṛt (वृत् धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• devi: O Goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; हेत्वर्थ (therefore/from that)

• yogam: yoga
• yogam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb)

• abhyaset: should practice
• abhyaset: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√as (अस्/अस् धातु; अभ्यासे)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• cāturmāsye: in the Cāturmāsya period
• cāturmāsye: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cāturmāsya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• viśeṣeṇa: especially
• viśeṣeṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; प्रकारवाचक (by way of specialness)

• yogī: the yogin
• yogī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• pāpam: sin
• pāpam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• nikṛntati: cuts off/destroys
• nikṛntati: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni-√kṛt (कृत् धातु; छेदने)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Cāturmāsya-kāla (sacred season)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Monsoon season: a yogin under a simple shelter near a shrine, rain falling outside; inside, lamp-lit meditation and vow-observance, with Devī as compassionate listener in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Cāturmāsya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Constant yogic practice is recommended, and Cāturmāsya is highlighted as a particularly potent period for destroying sin.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse emphasizes a sacred time (Cāturmāsya) within Tīrthamāhātmya rather than naming a single tirtha in the verse itself.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Regular practice of yoga, with special emphasis on intensified discipline during Cāturmāsya.