Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

पूषा च सविता सोऽथ भगस्त्वष्टा च कीर्तितः । विष्णुश्चैत्रादिमासेषु आदित्या द्वादश स्मृताः

Transliteration

pūṣā ca savitā so'tha bhagastvaṣṭā ca kīrtitaḥ | viṣṇuścaitrādimāseṣu ādityā dvādaśa smṛtāḥ

Translation

ପୂଷା ଓ ସବିତା, ତାପରେ ଭଗ ଓ ତ୍ୱଷ୍ଟା ମଧ୍ୟ କୀର୍ତ୍ତିତ; ଏବଂ ବିଷ୍ଣୁ—ଏଭଳି ଚୈତ୍ରାଦି ମାସମାନଙ୍କରେ ଦ୍ୱାଦଶ ଆଦିତ୍ୟ ସ୍ମରଣୀୟ।

Word by Word

• pūṣā: Pūṣā
• pūṣā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūṣan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; आदित्य-नाम

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

• savitā: Savitā
• savitā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: savitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; आदित्य-नाम

• saḥ: he/that one
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• atha: then
• atha: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (अनन्तरार्थक)

• bhagaḥ: Bhaga
• bhagaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhaga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; आदित्य-नाम

• tvaṣṭā: Tvaṣṭā
• tvaṣṭā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tvaṣṭṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

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

• kīrtitaḥ: is declared/mentioned
• kīrtitaḥ: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kīrt (धातु) + ta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; 'is said/declared'

• viṣṇuḥ: Viṣṇu
• viṣṇuḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: viṣṇu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• caitra-ādi-māseṣu: in the months beginning with Caitra
• caitra-ādi-māseṣu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caitra + ādi + māsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), बहुवचन; 'चैत्रादयः मासाः' इति तत्पुरुषः (आदि-समासभाव)

• ādityāḥ: Ādityas
• ādityāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āditya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

• dvādaśa: twelve
• dvādaśa: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: dvādaśa (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
• Form: संख्यावाचक; प्रायः अव्ययवत्/विशेषणरूपेण 'twelve'

• smṛtāḥ: are regarded/remembered
• smṛtāḥ: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (धातु) + ta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; 'are remembered/considered'

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Āditya-smaraṇa (temporal tīrtha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A circular calendar-mandala: twelve radiant Ādityas placed around a wheel labeled from Caitra onward; each deity (Pūṣan, Savitṛ, Bhaga, Tvāṣṭṛ, Viṣṇu, etc.) shown with distinct emblems, with Sūrya at the center as the unifying light.

Characters & Entities

• Pūṣan
• Savitṛ
• Bhaga
• Tvāṣṭṛ
• Viṣṇu
• Ādityas
• Caitra (month)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Time itself is sacred: months are linked to divine powers, encouraging reverence for calendrical observances and seasonal dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is mentioned; the verse teaches about the sacred structure of months and Ādityas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicit remembrance/recognition of the twelve Ādityas across the months; no specific vow is detailed in the verse.