Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

दशम्यां वसवः पूज्यास्तथाष्टम्यां विशेषतः । स्वर्गं समीहमानैश्च विलासैर्विविधैस्तथा

Transliteration

daśamyāṃ vasavaḥ pūjyāstathāṣṭamyāṃ viśeṣataḥ | svargaṃ samīhamānaiśca vilāsairvividhaistathā

Translation

ദശമി തിഥിയിൽ വസുക്കളെ പൂജിക്കണം; അതുപോലെ പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് അഷ്ടമി തിഥിയിലും—സ്വർഗ്ഗം ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നവർ വിവിധ അർപ്പണങ്ങളും ഉത്സവാചാരങ്ങളും സഹിതം.

Word by Word

• दशम्याम्: on the tenth (lunar day)
• दशम्याम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दशमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (Singular)

• वसवः: the Vasus
• वसवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• पूज्याः: are to be worshipped
• पूज्याः: Vidhyartha (Obligation predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज्य (कृदन्त; √पूज् धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

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

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• स्वर्गम्: heaven
• स्वर्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (Singular)

• समीहमानैः: by those striving for
• समीहमानैः: Karana (Agent/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: समीहमान (कृदन्त; √ईह् धातु, सम्-उपसर्ग)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present participle, आत्मनेपद-प्रयोग), पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

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

• विलासैः: with enjoyments/pleasures
• विलासैः: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विलास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन (Plural)

• तथा: and likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb/conjunctive)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced from immediate narrative frame in Tīrthamāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A bright daytime Daśamī celebration in the kṣetra: devotees offer lamps, cloth, and food; eight Vasus appear as radiant guardians of elements, blessing the assembly.

Characters & Entities

• Vasus
• Daśamī
• Aṣṭamī
• Svarga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇic path links devotion at a sacred site with specific calendrical observances, promising refined enjoyments and heavenly merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instruction is part of the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra / Amareśvara-kuṇḍa Māhātmya in Nāgarakhaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship of the Vasus on Daśamī (and with special mention of Aṣṭamī), performed with appropriate observances/offerings (vilāsa).