Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

उन्मीलिनीदिने प्राप्ते प्राप्ते वा पक्षवर्द्धिनी । नैतेषां चापराधोऽस्ति यद्यपि ब्रह्मघातकाः

Transliteration

unmīlinīdine prāpte prāpte vā pakṣavarddhinī | naiteṣāṃ cāparādho'sti yadyapi brahmaghātakāḥ

Translation

Apabila tibanya hari suci bernama Unmīlinī, atau apabila datang Pakṣavarddhinī, mereka ini tidak menanggung kesalahan—walaupun pada asalnya bersalah membunuh Brahmana.

Word by Word

• unmīlinī-dine: on the day called Unmīlinī
• unmīlinī-dine: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: unmīlinī + dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (unmīlinyāḥ dinaḥ); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; कालवाचक-सप्तमी

• prāpte: when it has come/arrived
• prāpte: Adhikarana (Condition/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prāp (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: कृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘प्राप्त’; नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; ‘when (it is) reached/arrived’ (locative absolute sense)

• prāpte: when it has come
• prāpte: Adhikarana (Condition/अधिकरण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: prāp (धातु) + kta (क्त)
• Form: पूर्ववत्; पुनरुक्ति (repetition for emphasis)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Alternative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• pakṣavarddhinī: (the day) Pakṣavarddhinī
• pakṣavarddhinī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pakṣa + varddhinī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (pakṣasya varddhinī); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (दिन/तिथि-नाम)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation)

• eteṣām: of these (people)
• eteṣām: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• aparādhaḥ: offence/fault
• aparādhaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aparādha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• asti: is/exists
• asti: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present/लट्), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• yadi: if/though
• yadi: Sambandha (Condition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadi (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्त-अव्यय (conditional particle)

• api: even/although
• api: Sambandha (Concession/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अपि—सम्भावना/अपवाद/समुच्चय (particle: even/although)

• brahma-ghātakāḥ: slayers of a brāhmaṇa
• brahma-ghātakāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman + ghātaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः—उपपद-तत्पुरुष (brahmaṇaḥ ghātakāḥ); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā (by context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims gather on the named sacred day; a formerly condemned sinner stands among them, now calm and forgiven; the temple doors open (unmīlinī ‘opening’ symbolism), and the waxing fortnight motif (pakṣa-varddhinī) appears as a brightening moon.

Characters & Entities

• Unmīlinī
• Pakṣavarddhinī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In sacred contexts, divine grace and prescribed holy times can neutralize even severe karmic offenses.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to Dvārakā Māhātmya; the implied setting is the sanctifying sphere of Dvārakā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observance/arrival of specific sacred days (Unmīlinī and Pakṣavarddhinī) associated with fault-removal.