Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

कार्त्तिके चैव वैशाखे पूर्णिमायां नराधिप । रुद्रस्य सन्निधौ भूत्वा शुचिः स्नातो जितेन्द्रियः

Transliteration

kārttike caiva vaiśākhe pūrṇimāyāṃ narādhipa | rudrasya sannidhau bhūtvā śuciḥ snāto jitendriyaḥ

Translation

Wahai penguasa manusia, pada bulan Kārttika dan juga Vaiśākha, pada hari purnama—setelah hadir di hadapan Rudra, dalam keadaan suci, selesai mandi, dan mengawal pancaindera—

Word by Word

• कार्त्तिके: in Kārttika (month)
• कार्त्तिके: Adhikarana (Time locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्त्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; Locative singular (month)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय; conjunction (in caiva)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय; emphatic particle (in caiva)

• वैशाखे: in Vaiśākha (month)
• वैशाखे: Adhikarana (Time locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशाख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; Locative singular (month)

• पूर्णिमायाम्: on the full-moon day
• पूर्णिमायाम्: Adhikarana (Time locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्णिमा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; Locative singular

• नराधिप: O lord of men (king)
• नराधिप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक) + अधिप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Vocative singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः—नराणाम् अधिपः

• रुद्रस्य: of Rudra
• रुद्रस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रुद्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; Genitive singular

• सन्निधौ: in the presence
• सन्निधौ: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सन्निधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; Locative singular

• भूत्वा: having become / being
• भूत्वा: Kriya-viseshana (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (त्वा), Absolutive/Gerund; 'having become'

• शुचिः: pure
• शुचिः: Karta (Agent qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुचि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular (qualifying implied agent)

• स्नातः: bathed
• स्नातः: Karta (Agent qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Past participle: 'bathed'

• जितेन्द्रियः: one who has conquered the senses
• जितेन्द्रियः: Karta (Agent qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जित (कृदन्त, √जि) + इन्द्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular; बहुव्रीहिः—जितानि इन्द्रियाणि यस्य

Speaker

Śrī Mārkaṇḍeya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā-tīrtha (contextual)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Yudhiṣṭhira (narādhipa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Full-moon night over the Revā river; a purified devotee, freshly bathed, stands before a Rudra-liṅga with offerings; the moonlight and lamp-light mingle, emphasizing restraint and sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Kārttika
• Vaiśākha
• Pūrṇimā
• Rudra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred times (pūrṇimā in holy months) combined with purity, bathing, and sense-restraint prepare one for potent Śaiva rites.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The rite is framed as occurring in ‘Rudra’s presence’ within the Revā Khaṇḍa tīrtha setting—i.e., a Śiva-sannidhi connected to the Revā pilgrimage circuit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūrṇimā observance with snāna (ritual bath), śauca (purity), and jitendriyatā (sense-control) before approaching Rudra.