Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

चंद्रलग्नं ग्रहाज्ज्ञात्वा बलिष्ठाज्जन्मराशितः । शकुनं च शुभं लब्ध्वा प्रस्थातव्यं नृपैर्नृप

Transliteration

caṃdralagnaṃ grahājjñātvā baliṣṭhājjanmarāśitaḥ | śakunaṃ ca śubhaṃ labdhvā prasthātavyaṃ nṛpairnṛpa

Translation

ഗ്രഹങ്ങളിൽ നിന്ന് ചന്ദ്രലഗ്നം അറിഞ്ഞ്—പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് സ്വന്തം ബലിഷ്ഠ ജന്മരാശിയെ ആശ്രയിച്ച്—ശുഭശകുനം ലഭിച്ച ശേഷം, ഹേ രാജാവേ, രാജാക്കന്മാർ (നേതാക്കൾ) പുറപ്പെടണം।

Word by Word

• चन्द्रलग्नम्: the moon-ascendant (lunar lagna)
• चन्द्रलग्नम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र + लग्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (चन्द्रस्य लग्नम्)

• ग्रहात्: from the planet(s)
• ग्रहात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; अपादानार्थे (from)

• ज्ञात्वा: having known
• ज्ञात्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ज्ञा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having known)

• बलिष्ठात्: from the strongest (one)
• बलिष्ठात्: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बलिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक; बलिन्-तमत्/इष्ठ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; तुलनात्मक/अतिशयार्थ (from the strongest)

• जन्मराशितः: from the birth-sign (natal zodiac sign)
• जन्मराशितः: Apadana (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्म + राशि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (जन्मनः राशि:)

• शकुनम्: an omen
• शकुनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शकुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

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

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (शकुनम्)

• लब्ध्वा: having obtained
• लब्ध्वा: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वक्रिया (having obtained)

• प्रस्थातव्यम्: should depart / is to set out
• प्रस्थातव्यम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + स्था (धातु)
• Form: तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (gerundive/future passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; विधेय (should be set out)

• नृपैः: by kings
• नृपैः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), बहुवचन; कर्तृकरणभावे (by kings)

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

Speaker

Sārasvata (contextual continuation)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: The king

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A king prepares to depart with retinue; a sage/jyotiṣin reads lunar positions and points to auspicious omens—birds, right-side signs, calm animals—signaling a favorable start.

Characters & Entities

• Candra (Moon)
• Grahāḥ (planets)
• Janma-rāśi (birth sign)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma values right timing and auspiciousness—outer signs and inner preparedness support sacred undertakings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The guidance is part of the approach to Vastrāpatha Mahākṣetra within the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Check the Moon’s position and auspicious omens before beginning the pilgrimage.