Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

शुक्लायां द्विज सप्तम्यां माघे मासि रवेर्दिने । महापर्व समाख्यातं रविपर्व समं शुभम्

Transliteration

śuklāyāṃ dvija saptamyāṃ māghe māsi raverdine | mahāparva samākhyātaṃ raviparva samaṃ śubham

Translation

Wahai brāhmaṇa, pada bulan Māgha, tithi Saptamī dalam paruh terang (Śukla) apabila jatuh pada hari Ahad, ia diisytiharkan sebagai mahāparva—Raviparva yang suci lagi membawa tuah.

Word by Word

• शुक्लायाम्: in the bright (fortnight)
• शुक्लायाम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुक्ला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘शुक्ला’ (शुक्लपक्ष-रूपा) इति विशेषणम् (locative of time)

• द्विज: O twice-born (brāhmaṇa)
• द्विज: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• सप्तम्याम्: on the seventh (lunar day)
• सप्तम्याम्: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्तमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तिथि-नाम

• माघे: in (the month of) Māgha
• माघे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; मास-नाम

• मासि: in the month
• मासि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• रवेः: of the Sun
• रवेः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दिने: on the day
• दिने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• महापर्व: a great festival
• महापर्व: Karma (कर्म/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + पर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महत् पर्व)

• समाख्यातम्: is called/known as
• समाख्यातम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-ख्या (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि-भावः ‘called/known’

• रविपर्व: Sun-festival
• रविपर्व: Karma (कर्म/Predicate nominative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि + पर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रवेः पर्व)

• समम्: equal to
• समम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः ‘समम्’ = ‘समं/तुल्यम्’

• शुभम्: auspicious
• शुभम्: Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Raviparva (at Sāmbāditya/Sāmbakuṇḍa in Kāśī)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: dvija (brāhmaṇa) addressed in the verse

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A calendar-like sacred conjunction: Māgha bright fortnight Saptamī with Sunday; pilgrims gather at dawn with lamps and arghya vessels; banners announce ‘Raviparva’; priests prepare offerings at the Sūrya shrine and kuṇḍa.

Characters & Entities

• Māgha
• Śukla Saptamī
• Ravivāra
• Raviparva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Aligning worship with sacred calendrical junctions (tithi + weekday) magnifies merit and supports dharmic living.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The observance is taught within the Kāśī context of Sāmbāditya/Sāmbakuṇḍa Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It identifies an auspicious time: Māgha bright Saptamī occurring on Sunday, celebrated as Raviparva.