Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 115

Devanagari script

यदि श्रावणमासस्य शनैश्चरदिने शुभा । कुहूर्भवति तस्यां तु संक्रांतिं कुरुते रविः

Transliteration

yadi śrāvaṇamāsasya śanaiścaradine śubhā | kuhūrbhavati tasyāṃ tu saṃkrāṃtiṃ kurute raviḥ

Translation

ശ്രാവണമാസത്തിൽ ശുഭമായ കുഹൂ തിഥി ശനിയാഴ്ച വരുകയും, അതേ തിഥിയിൽ സൂര്യൻ സംക്രാന്തി ചെയ്യുകയും ചെയ്താൽ…

Word by Word

• yadi: if
• yadi: Sambandha (Condition)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तवाचक-अव्यय (conditional particle: 'if')

• śrāvaṇa-māsasya: of the month of Śrāvaṇa
• śrāvaṇa-māsasya: Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + māsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Genitive, Singular); समासः: श्रावणः मासः (month of Śrāvaṇa)

• śanaiścara-dine: on Saturday
• śanaiścara-dine: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śanaiścara (प्रातिपदिक) + dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Locative, Singular); समासः: शनैश्चरस्य दिनम् (Saturday)

• śubhā: auspicious
• śubhā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; 'kuhūḥ' इति पदस्य विशेषण (Feminine Nom. Sg.)

• kuhūḥ: Kuhū (a lunar tithi)
• kuhūḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kuhū (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Singular); अमावास्या-विशेष-तिथि (a specific lunar day)

• bhavati: becomes/occurs
• bhavati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद (3rd person singular)

• tasyām: on that (day/tithi)
• tasyām: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Locative, Singular); सर्वनाम (in that [tithi])

• tu: then/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (particle: emphasis/contrast)

• saṃkrāntim: solar ingress (saṅkrānti)
• saṃkrāntim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃkrānti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative, Singular)

• kurute: makes/undergoes
• kurute: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद (3rd person singular)

• raviḥ: the Sun
• raviḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ravi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced for Māheśvara-khaṇḍa narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A monsoon Śrāvaṇa landscape: dark clouds, sacred waters swelling; devotees gather as the Sun’s saṅkrānti is marked by priests; a calendar/astral motif shows Kuhū tithi and Saturday alignment.

Characters & Entities

• Śrāvaṇa māsa
• Śanivāra (Saturday)
• Kuhū tithi
• Ravi (Sun)
• Saṅkrānti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Rare alignments of tithi, weekday, and solar ingress are highlighted as extraordinary occasions for dharmic practice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader context remains the Mahī–Sāgara Saṅgama, though this verse sets up an auspicious time-condition.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse defines an auspicious conjunction: Śrāvaṇa month, Saturday, Kuhū tithi, and Sun’s saṅkrānti (leading into the next verse’s observances).