Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

चैत्रशुक्लचतुर्द्दश्यां सांनिध्यं मे भवेत्तथा

Transliteration

caitraśuklacaturddaśyāṃ sāṃnidhyaṃ me bhavettathā

Translation

चैत्र शुद्ध चतुर्दशीस तेथेही माझे दिव्य सान्निध्य प्रकट होईल।

Word by Word

• चैत्रशुक्लचतुर्दश्याम्: on the (lunar) fourteenth day of the bright fortnight of Caitra
• चैत्रशुक्लचतुर्दश्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चैत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + चतुर्दशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); कालाधिकरणे (time-locative)

• सांनिध्यम्: presence
• सांनिध्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सांनिध्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन (Singular)

• मे: my
• मे: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी/चतुर्थी-रूप (Genitive/Dative), एकवचन (Singular), सर्वनाम; अत्र षष्ठी (my) अधिकम्

• भवेत्: may be / should occur
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)

• तथा: thus, in that manner
• तथा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक अव्यय (thus/so)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (contextual continuation from prior verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Paṃgu Tīrtha

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A quiet tīrtha on Caitra bright fortnight’s fourteenth day; a subtle radiance indicates Śiva’s promised nearness, with pilgrims approaching in reverence at dusk.

Characters & Entities

• Caitra
• Śukla-caturdaśī
• Śiva (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred time (tithi) and sacred place (tīrtha) unite, making specific days especially potent for worship and merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Paṃgu Tīrtha, where Śiva’s special sāṃnidhya is tied to Caitra Śukla Caturdaśī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observance is time-specific: the bright-fortnight fourteenth of Caitra is highlighted for Śiva’s manifest presence (supporting pilgrimage and worship that day).