Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

निष्कामः कुरुते यस्तु व्रतमेतत्समाहितः । चातुर्मास्युद्भवानां च नियमानां फलं लभेत्

Transliteration

niṣkāmaḥ kurute yastu vratametatsamāhitaḥ | cāturmāsyudbhavānāṃ ca niyamānāṃ phalaṃ labhet

Translation

Namun sesiapa yang melaksanakan vrata ini dengan hati yang terhimpun dan tanpa keinginan akan ganjaran, dia turut memperoleh buah pahala disiplin yang berkaitan dengan Cāturmāsya.

Word by Word

• niṣkāmaḥ: desireless
• niṣkāmaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: niṣ-kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• kurute: does/performs
• kurute: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• yaḥ: who (he)
• yaḥ: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (यद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• tu: indeed/but
• tu: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/विरोधार्थक (but/indeed)

• vratam: vow
• vratam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• etat: this
• etat: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (एतद् सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• samāhitaḥ: composed/attentive
• samāhitaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sam-ā-dhā (सम्+आ+धा धातु) → samāhita (क्त-कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त

• cāturmāsya-udbhavānām: of those arising from the Cāturmāsya (observance)
• cāturmāsya-udbhavānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: cāturmāsya (प्रातिपदिक) + udbhava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन; नियमानाम् विशेषणम्

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक

• niyamānām: of the disciplines/restrictions
• niyamānām: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niyama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), बहुवचन

• phalam: fruit/result
• phalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• labhet: should obtain
• labhet: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (लभ् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic voice within the Jalaśāyī-upākhyāna)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (Aśūnyaśayana-vrata)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee seated in meditation near a temple tank during monsoon, performing the vow with steady posture; above, symbolic rainclouds and a calendar-like motif of four months indicating Cāturmāsya discipline.

Characters & Entities

• Cāturmāsya
• Aśūnyaśayana (Vrata)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Desireless practice elevates a vow: niṣkāma observance yields broader spiritual fruit comparable to major seasonal disciplines.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse remains within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra-māhātmya setting, though it highlights the vow’s pan-dharmic merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform the vow with samādhāna (focus) and niṣkāmatā (non-attachment), equating its fruit with Cāturmāsya-related niyamas.