Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

नमस्ते मासमासांते जायमान पुनःपुनः । गृहाणार्घ्यं शशांक त्वं रोहिण्या सहितो मम

Transliteration

namaste māsamāsāṃte jāyamāna punaḥpunaḥ | gṛhāṇārghyaṃ śaśāṃka tvaṃ rohiṇyā sahito mama

Translation

月ごとの末に、幾度も「生まれ出づる」汝に礼拝し奉る。おおシャシャーンカよ、ローヒニーと共に、我がアルギャの供物を受け取り給え。

Word by Word

• नमः: salutation
• नमः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नमस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘नमस्ते’ इति सन्ध्यन्तरितम्

• ते: to you
• ते: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्वद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन

• मासमासान्ते: at the end of each month
• मासमासान्ते: Adhikarana (Location/Time locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मासमासान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—मासस्य मासस्य अन्तः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• जायमान: being born/appearing
• जायमान: Karta (Agent qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन् (धातु) + शानच् (कृत्प्रत्यय)
• Form: शानच्-वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle, आत्मनेपद-भाव); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; संबोधनार्थे विशेषणम्

• पुनःपुनः: again and again
• पुनःपुनः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनःपुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरुक्त-अव्यय (adverb: repetition)

• गृहाण: accept/take
• गृहाण: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), आत्मनेपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन

• अर्घ्यम्: arghya offering
• अर्घ्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• शशाङ्क: O moon (hare-marked one)
• शशाङ्क: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शशाङ्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; समासः—शशः अङ्कः यस्य (कर्मधारयः/रूढिः)

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; प्रथमा, एकवचन

• रोहिण्या: with Rohiṇī
• रोहिण्या: Sahakaraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोहिणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सहितः: accompanied
• सहितः: Karta (Agent qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सहित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्तृ-विशेषणम् (accompanied)

• मम: of me / my
• मम: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced; Vaiṣṇava-khaṇḍa narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ayodhyā-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Under a bright moon, the devotee pours arghya upward; Candra appears with Rohiṇī as a gentle celestial presence, emphasizing month-end renewal.

Characters & Entities

• Śaśāṅka (Moon)
• Rohiṇī
• Arghya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Time’s cycles are sacred; honoring the Moon’s recurring ‘rebirth’ encourages renewal, restraint, and gratitude.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The rite is situated within Ayodhyā’s māhātmya, presenting Ayodhyā as a field for dharmic observance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A direct arghya-prayer to the Moon, specifically invoking his association with Rohiṇī.