Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

दैवज्ञैः कलितः काल एष एव शुभोदयः । यथा कालात्ययो न स्यात्तथा नीतिर्विधीयताम्

Transliteration

daivajñaiḥ kalitaḥ kāla eṣa eva śubhodayaḥ | yathā kālātyayo na syāttathā nītirvidhīyatām

Translation

Ce moment même, tel que l’ont calculé les astrologues, est une aurore de bon augure; qu’on établisse donc la conduite juste, afin qu’aucun retard ne survienne au‑delà du temps requis.

Word by Word

• दैवज्ञैः: by astrologers
• दैवज्ञैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैवज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• कलितः: ascertained
• कलितः: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कल् (धातु) → कलित (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त) — ‘determined/ascertained’

• कालः: the time
• कालः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• एषः: this
• एषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सर्वनाम-विशेषण (कालः)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• शुभोदयः: an auspicious rise/auspicious moment
• शुभोदयः: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता-समानााधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक) + उदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—शुभः उदयः (कर्मधारयः)

• यथा: so that
• यथा: Sambandha (Clause-link/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (so that/as)

• कालात्ययः: passing of the proper time / delay
• कालात्ययः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काल (प्रातिपदिक) + अत्यय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—कालस्य अत्ययः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negation)

• स्यात्: should be/might occur
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तथा: thus
• तथा: Sambandha (Clause-link/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (thus/in that way)

• नीतिः: procedure/plan
• नीतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• विधीयताम्: let (it) be arranged
• विधीयताम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + धा (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोगः — ‘let it be arranged’

Speaker

Candrama (Rātrinātha) (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Astrologer-priests present the computed auspicious time; attendants hurry to arrange ritual items so the moment is not missed.

Characters & Entities

• Daivajña (astrologers)
• Kāla (time)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is strengthened by acting at the proper time; negligence and delay diminish the fruit of sacred undertakings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse supports the tīrtha-narrative context (Puṣkara/Prabhāsa section), though it chiefly stresses auspicious timing.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Choosing an auspicious, astrologically determined time and executing the rite without missing the proper moment.