Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

यो वा सोमदिने स्नानं दर्शनं तत्र चाचरेत् । तव लोके ध्रुवं वासस्तस्य चंद्र भविष्यति

Transliteration

yo vā somadine snānaṃ darśanaṃ tatra cācaret | tava loke dhruvaṃ vāsastasya caṃdra bhaviṣyati

Translation

Ou bien, quiconque, un jour de Soma (lundi), s’y baigne et y accomplit la visite dévotionnelle—ô Candra—demeurera assurément dans ton monde.

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• वा: or/indeed
• वा: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात (particle of alternative)

• सोमदिने: on the Soma-day (Monday)
• सोमदिने: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमदिन (प्रातिपदिक; सोम + दिन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (सोमस्य दिनम्)

• स्नानम्: bath
• स्नानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक; √स्ना (धातु) + घञ्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• दर्शनम्: seeing/visit (darśana)
• दर्शनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक; √दृश् (धातु) + ल्युट्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• च: and
• च: Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• आचरेत्: should perform/practise
• आचरेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• लोके: in (your) world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• ध्रुवम्: certain/firm
• ध्रुवम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (vāsam् इत्यस्य)

• वासः: dwelling/abode
• वासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वास (प्रातिपदिक; √वस् (धातु) + घञ्/अस्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; तद्-प्रत्ययान्त-सर्वनाम

• चन्द्रः: the Moon (Candra)
• चन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will be/become
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Candrodbheda

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nṛpasattama (king) in frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Monday pilgrimage scene: devotees bathe and then take darśana at the tīrtha; Chandra’s gentle radiance overhead; promise of ascent to Candra-loka.

Characters & Entities

• Candra (Soma)
• Soma-day (Monday)
• Candrodbheda-tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Regular devotion—especially on days sacred to a deity—combined with tīrtha practice yields specific spiritual attainments.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Candrodbheda-tīrtha, visited for snāna and darśana on Mondays.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Somavāra snāna (Monday bathing) and darśana (sacred visit) at the tīrtha.