Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच । सोमनाथप्रभावोऽयं शृणुष्वैकमना विधिम् । अष्टम्यां वा चतुर्दश्यां सर्वकालं रवेर्दिने

Transliteration

śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca | somanāthaprabhāvo'yaṃ śṛṇuṣvaikamanā vidhim | aṣṭamyāṃ vā caturdaśyāṃ sarvakālaṃ raverdine

Translation

ശ്രീ മാർക്കണ്ഡേയൻ അരുളിച്ചെയ്തു—ഇത് സോമനാഥന്റെ മഹിമയാണ്. ഏകാഗ്രചിത്തത്തോടെ വിധി കേൾക്കുക—അഷ്ടമിയിലോ ചതുര്ദശിയിലോ, ഏതു സമയത്തും, ഞായറാഴ്ച.

Word by Word

• श्रीमार्कण्डेयः: the revered Mārkaṇḍeya
• श्रीमार्कण्डेयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमार्कण्डेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; समासः—श्री + मार्कण्डेय (विशेषण-विशेष्यभावः)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• सोमनाथप्रभावः: the power/glory of Somanātha
• सोमनाथप्रभावः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमनाथ + प्रभाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सोमनाथस्य प्रभावः)

• अयम्: this
• अयम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (demonstrative pronoun)

• शृणुष्व: listen
• शृणुष्व: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• एकमनाः: with single-minded attention
• एकमनाः: Sambodhana/Address (सम्बोधन-भावः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक + मनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—एकं मनः यस्य (एकाग्रचित्तः)

• विधिम्: the rite/procedure
• विधिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• अष्टम्याम्: on the eighth lunar day
• अष्टम्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (तिथिः)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle: ‘or’)

• चतुर्दश्याम्: on the fourteenth lunar day
• चतुर्दश्याम्: Adhikarana (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्दशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (तिथिः)

• सर्वकालम्: at all times
• सर्वकालम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + काल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—सर्वः कालः (entire time)

• रवेः: of the Sun
• रवेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• दिने: on the day
• दिने: Adhikarana (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Somanātha (Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Sage Mārkaṇḍeya instructs a listener on the ‘power of Somanātha’, indicating auspicious lunar days (Aṣṭamī/Caturdaśī) and Sunday as a potent time-window; the sea-coast kṣetra atmosphere is implied.

Characters & Entities

• Mārkaṇḍeya
• Somanātha
• Ravi-vāra (Sunday)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sthala-māhātmya becomes practical through vrata-vidhi—devotion is strengthened by clear timing and disciplined observance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Somanātha, whose “prabhāva” is now linked to a concrete religious procedure.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A vrata procedure to be undertaken on Aṣṭamī or Caturdaśī, with emphasis on performance on Ravivāra (Sunday).