Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 56

Devanagari script

यदा स्यात्कृत्तिकायोगः कार्तिके मासि पार्थिव । शशांकस्य तदा चैतज्जायते पौष्करे जले

Transliteration

yadā syātkṛttikāyogaḥ kārtike māsi pārthiva | śaśāṃkasya tadā caitajjāyate pauṣkare jale

Translation

Wahai raja, ketika pada bulan Kārtika terjadi pertemuan (yoga) Kṛttikā, pada saat yang terkait dengan Candra (Bulan), maka teratai Sāvitra ini muncul di perairan Puṣkara.

Word by Word

• yadā: when
• yadā: Kāla-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (temporal adverb: 'when')

• syāt: would be/occurs
• syāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम; √अस् (भू)

• kṛttikā-yogaḥ: the conjunction with Kṛttikā (asterism)
• kṛttikā-yogaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṛttikā (प्रातिपदिक) + yoga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कृत्तिकायाः योगः)

• kārtike: in Kārtika (month)
• kārtike: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārtika (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; मास-नाम

• māsi: in the month
• māsi: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

• pārthiva: O king
• pārthiva: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārthiva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन

• śaśāṃkasya: of the moon
• śaśāṃkasya: Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śaśāṃka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• tadā: then
• tadā: Kāla-adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (then)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• etat: this
• etat: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• jāyate: is born/arises
• jāyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jan (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम; √जन् (प्रादुर्भावे)

• pauṣkare: in Puṣkara (sacred)
• pauṣkare: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pauṣkara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन; विशेषण (पुष्कर-सम्बन्धि)

• jale: in water
• jale: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन

Speaker

Viśvāmitra

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Puṣkara (Sāvitra-padma manifestation)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: the king

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The sage describes the Kṛttikā conjunction in Kārtika; in the lake a special lotus is envisioned as arising, with lunar and solar symbolism hovering subtly above the waters.

Characters & Entities

• Viśvāmitra
• Kṛttikā
• Kārtika (month)
• Śaśāṅka (Moon)
• Puṣkara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma links sacred geography with sacred time; certain tīrtha-manifestations appear at specific calendrical yogas.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Puṣkara (Pauṣkara-jala) is explicitly named as the waters where the manifestation occurs.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse indicates auspicious timing—Kārtika month with Kṛttikā-yoga—for engaging with Puṣkara’s sacred manifestation.