Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

पक्षीन्द्र पापपुरुषा न हरिं भजंति तद्भक्तिशास्त्रनिरता न कलौ भवंति । कुर्वंति मूढमनसो दशमीविमिश्रामेकादशीं शुभदिनं च परित्यजंति

Transliteration

pakṣīndra pāpapuruṣā na hariṃ bhajaṃti tadbhaktiśāstraniratā na kalau bhavaṃti | kurvaṃti mūḍhamanaso daśamīvimiśrāmekādaśīṃ śubhadinaṃ ca parityajaṃti

Translation

О владыка птиц, грешные люди не почитают Хари и в век Кали не пребывают в преданности писаниям Его бхакти. С омраченным умом они оскверняют Экадаши, смешивая её с Дашами, и оставляют тот благой день.

Word by Word

• pakṣīndra: O lord of birds (Garuḍa)
• pakṣīndra: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pakṣi-indra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, संबोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Vocative, Singular; समासः: पक्षिणाम् इन्द्रः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• pāpapuruṣāḥ: sinful men
• pāpapuruṣāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pāpa-puruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural; समासः: पापः पुरुषः (कर्मधारय)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• harim: Hari (Viṣṇu)
• harim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hari (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• bhajanti: worship
• bhajanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhaj (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन — Present Indicative, 3rd Person, Plural

• tadbhaktiśāstraniratāḥ: devoted to the scriptures of devotion to Him
• tadbhaktiśāstraniratāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tad-bhakti-śāstra-nirata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural; समासः: तस्य (हरेः) भक्तिशास्त्रे निरताः (सप्तमी/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष-बहुपद)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय

• kalau: in the Kali age
• kalau: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Locative, Singular

• bhavanti: become; are
• bhavanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन — Present Indicative, 3rd Person, Plural

• kurvanti: do; perform
• kurvanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन — Present Indicative, 3rd Person, Plural

• mūḍhamanasaḥ: of deluded minds
• mūḍhamanasaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mūḍha-manasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Plural; समासः: मूढं मनः येषाम् (बहुव्रीहि-भावार्थे कर्मधारय-प्रयोग)

• daśamī-vimiśrām: mixed with (the) Daśamī
• daśamī-vimiśrām: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: daśamī-vimiśra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Accusative, Singular; समासः: दशम्या विमिश्रा (तृतीया/सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष-भाव)

• ekādaśīm: Ekādaśī (the 11th lunar day)
• ekādaśīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ekādaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• śubhadinam: the auspicious day
• śubhadinam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śubha-dina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular; समासः: शुभं दिनम् (कर्मधारय)

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

• parityajanti: abandon
• parityajanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pari-tyaj (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथम-पुरुष, बहुवचन — Present Indicative, 3rd Person, Plural

Speaker

Nārada (continuing address to Pakṣīndra/Garuḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages (frame implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Nārada admonishes Garuḍa: on one side, devotees carefully observing Ekādaśī with lamps and tulasī; on the other, confused people consulting wrongly or eating, symbolizing ‘daśamī-miśra’ contamination; the mood is warning and compassion.

Characters & Entities

• Garuḍa (Pakṣīndra)
• Hari (Viṣṇu)
• Kali-yuga
• Ekādaśī
• Daśamī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In Kali-yuga, negligence of Hari-bhakti and improper handling of Ekādaśī observance is portrayed as a mark of spiritual delusion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is specified; the verse focuses on correct vrata observance rather than sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Do not ‘mix’ Ekādaśī with Daśamī (i.e., avoid improper timing/contamination of the tithi); honor Ekādaśī as an auspicious day for Hari-bhakti.