Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

स संक्रांतौ व्यतीपाते ग्रहणे रवि सोमयोः । पर्वकालेषु चान्येषु विविधेषु सुभक्तितः

Transliteration

sa saṃkrāṃtau vyatīpāte grahaṇe ravi somayoḥ | parvakāleṣu cānyeṣu vividheṣu subhaktitaḥ

Translation

Dengan bhakti yang mendalam, ia melakukan kebajikan pada Saṅkrānti, pada Vyatīpāta, saat gerhana Matahari dan Bulan, serta pada berbagai waktu perayaan suci lainnya.

Word by Word

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• संक्रान्तौ: at the saṅkrānti (solar ingress)
• संक्रान्तौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संक्रान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• व्यतीपाते: at the vyatīpāta (astral conjunction)
• व्यतीपाते: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यतीपात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• ग्रहणे: at an eclipse
• ग्रहणे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रहण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• रवि: of the sun
• रवि: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन (Singular) — समास/सम्बन्धे (in relation)

• सोमयोः: of the sun and the moon
• सोमयोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), द्विवचन (Dual) — रवि-सम्बद्धं द्वन्द्वार्थे (sun and moon)

• पर्वकालेषु: in festival/holy times
• पर्वकालेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्व + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• अन्येषु: in other
• अन्येषु: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन (Plural) — विशेषणम्

• विविधेषु: various
• विविधेषु: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), बहुवचन (Plural) — विशेषणम्

• सुभक्तितः: with good devotion
• सुभक्तितः: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सु + भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb), हेतौ/प्रकारे (by reason/with manner)

Speaker

Sūta (continuing narration)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devout donor at a riverside/sea-shore tīrtha during an eclipse: pilgrims bathe, priests chant, the sun/moon partially veiled, banners and lamps marking parva-kāla.

Characters & Entities

• Saṅkrānti
• Vyatīpāta
• Sūrya (Ravi)
• Candra (Soma)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred times (parva-kāla) amplify devotion and dharmic acts; the verse recommends aligning piety with auspicious calendrical moments.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Not specified in this verse; it describes timing for dharmic practice within the larger sacred-place discourse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observance on Saṅkrānti, Vyatīpāta, and solar/lunar eclipses is indicated; the surrounding verses clarify it is connected with charitable giving.