Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

अस्मिन्नहनि संप्राप्ते तस्य पक्षसमुद्भवम् । प्रयास्यति कृतं पापं यदज्ञानाद्विनिर्मितम्

Transliteration

asminnahani saṃprāpte tasya pakṣasamudbhavam | prayāsyati kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ yadajñānādvinirmitam

Translation

இந்தப் புனித நாள் வந்தவுடன் அந்தப் பக்ஷத்தில் சேர்த்த பாவங்கள் நீங்கும்; அறியாமையால் செய்த குற்றங்கள் கரைந்து போகும்.

Word by Word

• अस्मिन्: on this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Locative, Singular)

• अहनि: day
• अहनि: Adhikaraṇa (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Locative, Singular)

• संप्राप्ते: when (it has) arrived
• संप्राप्ते: Adhikaraṇa (Locative absolute/सप्तमीसम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: सप्तमी-एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP) नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग; लोकेटिव्-अब्सोल्यूट (locative absolute)

• तस्य: of it/of that
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Genitive, Singular)

• पक्षसमुद्भवम्: arisen during the fortnight
• पक्षसमुद्भवम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पक्ष-समुद्भव (प्रातिपदिक; पक्ष + समुद्भव)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (Neuter, Accusative, Singular; qualifying पापम्)

• प्रयास्यति: will depart, will be removed
• प्रयास्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-या (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (Future, 3rd person, Singular)

• कृतम्: committed
• कृतम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP; qualifying पापम्)

• पापम्: sin
• पापम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Nominative, Singular)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-विशेषणम् (relative adjective qualifying पापम्)

• अज्ञानात्: from ignorance, due to ignorance
• अज्ञानात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Ablative, Singular)

• विनिर्मितम्: produced, brought about
• विनिर्मितम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वि-निर्-मा (धातु)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP; qualifying पापम्)

Speaker

Śiva (implied, continuing the vrata/tithi-mahātmya promise)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Yājñavalkyeśvara / Hāṭakeśvara observance day (unspecified by name here)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The ‘sacred day’ dawns; pilgrims gather, fasting and praying. A symbolic calendar/fortnight wheel is shown shedding dark marks as the day’s rites begin, suggesting ignorance-born sins dissolving.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred time (tithi) joined to devotion is presented as a purifier, especially for mistakes born of ignorance.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra/Yājñavalkyeśvara setting within Nāgara Khaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observance of the ‘day’ in question (as part of the described tithi-based worship context), emphasizing devotional practice tied to sacred calendrical time.