Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 99

Devanagari script

सफला स्वामियात्रा च तेषां भवति भारत । कार्तिक्यां च विशेषेण कार्तिकेयं समर्चयेत्

Transliteration

saphalā svāmiyātrā ca teṣāṃ bhavati bhārata | kārtikyāṃ ca viśeṣeṇa kārtikeyaṃ samarcayet

Translation

Ó Bhārata, a Svāmiyātrā deles torna-se frutuosa. E, especialmente no mês de Kārtika, deve-se adorar Kārtikeya com devoção singular.

Word by Word

• सफला: fruitful
• सफला: Karta (Predicate adjective)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सफल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; 'स्वामियात्रा' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• स्वामियात्रा: the Lord’s pilgrimage
• स्वामियात्रा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वामि + यात्रा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः स्वामिनः यात्रा इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• तेषाम्: for them/of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Possessor/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• भवति: becomes/is
• भवति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• भारत: O Bhārata
• भारत: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन

• कार्तिक्याम्: in (the time of) Kārttikī/Kārttika
• कार्तिक्याम्: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्तिकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; मास/तिथि-सम्बन्धे (in Kārttikī / in the Kārttika time)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• विशेषेण: especially
• विशेषेण: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-एकवचनरूपेण अव्ययीभाववत् क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोगः (instrumental used adverbially: especially)

• कार्तिकेयम्: Kārttikeya
• कार्तिकेयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्तिकेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• समर्चयेत्: should worship
• समर्चयेत्: Kriya (Injunction/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Narrator addressing Bhārata (listener addressed as ‘Bhārata’)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kumāreśvara (Svāmiyātrā culmination)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhārata

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims complete Svāmiyātrā at Kumāreśvara; Kārtika month atmosphere with rows of lamps, offerings to Kārtikeya, festive yet reverent temple scene.

Characters & Entities

• Svāmiyātrā
• Bhārata
• Kārtika (month)
• Kārtikeya (Skanda)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pilgrimage attains its true fruit when joined with timely devotion—especially Kārtika worship of Skanda.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kumāreśvara region connected with the Svāmiyātrā, where darśana and worship make the journey fruitful.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Special worship of Kārtikeya during the month of Kārtika.