Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

यो वा सोमदिने स्नानं दर्शनं तत्र चाचरेत् । तव लोके ध्रुवं वासस्तस्य चंद्र भविष्यति

Transliteration

yo vā somadine snānaṃ darśanaṃ tatra cācaret | tava loke dhruvaṃ vāsastasya caṃdra bhaviṣyati

Translation

Atau sesiapa yang pada hari Soma (Isnin) mandi suci dan menziarahi dengan penuh sembah di sana—wahai Candra—pasti akan berdiam di alam tuan.

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• वा: or/indeed
• वा: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात (particle of alternative)

• सोमदिने: on the Soma-day (Monday)
• सोमदिने: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमदिन (प्रातिपदिक; सोम + दिन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समासः (सोमस्य दिनम्)

• स्नानम्: bath
• स्नानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक; √स्ना (धातु) + घञ्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• दर्शनम्: seeing/visit (darśana)
• दर्शनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्शन (प्रातिपदिक; √दृश् (धातु) + ल्युट्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• च: and
• च: Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• आचरेत्: should perform/practise
• आचरेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-√चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम

• लोके: in (your) world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• ध्रुवम्: certain/firm
• ध्रुवम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्रुव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (vāsam् इत्यस्य)

• वासः: dwelling/abode
• वासः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वास (प्रातिपदिक; √वस् (धातु) + घञ्/अस्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; तद्-प्रत्ययान्त-सर्वनाम

• चन्द्रः: the Moon (Candra)
• चन्द्रः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will be/become
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Candrodbheda

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Nṛpasattama (king) in frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Monday pilgrimage scene: devotees bathe and then take darśana at the tīrtha; Chandra’s gentle radiance overhead; promise of ascent to Candra-loka.

Characters & Entities

• Candra (Soma)
• Soma-day (Monday)
• Candrodbheda-tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Regular devotion—especially on days sacred to a deity—combined with tīrtha practice yields specific spiritual attainments.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Candrodbheda-tīrtha, visited for snāna and darśana on Mondays.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Somavāra snāna (Monday bathing) and darśana (sacred visit) at the tīrtha.