Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 16

Devanagari script

आर्त्तः सदा चैव सदा च रोगी पापी सदा चैव सदा च दुःखी । सदा कुलघ्नोऽथ सदा च नारकी विद्धं मुरारेर्दिनमाश्रयेत्तु यः

Transliteration

ārttaḥ sadā caiva sadā ca rogī pāpī sadā caiva sadā ca duḥkhī | sadā kulaghno'tha sadā ca nārakī viddhaṃ murārerdinamāśrayettu yaḥ

Translation

మురారి (ప్రభువు) యొక్క ‘విద్ధ’ దినమును ఆశ్రయించువాడు ఎల్లప్పుడూ ఆర్తుడై, ఎల్లప్పుడూ రోగిగా, ఎల్లప్పుడూ పాపిగా, ఎల్లప్పుడూ దుఃఖిగా ఉంటాడు; ఎల్లప్పుడూ కులనాశకుడై, ఎల్లప్పుడూ నరకగామియగును.

Word by Word

• आर्त्तः: afflicted, distressed
• आर्त्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (adjectival use)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

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

• एव: indeed, certainly
• एव: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

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

• रोगी: a sick person
• रोगी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रोगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पापी: a sinner
• पापी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पापिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (particle of emphasis)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

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

• दुःखी: a miserable person
• दुःखी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुःखिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• कुलघ्नः: destroyer of family/lineage
• कुलघ्नः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुलघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अथ: then, moreover
• अथ: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/now; discourse particle)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

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

• नारकी: one destined for hell
• नारकी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारकिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विद्धम्: pierced, struck
• विद्धम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विध् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• मुरारेः: of Murāri (Vishnu)
• मुरारेः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुरारि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• दिनम्: day
• दिनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• आश्रयेत्: should take refuge in
• आश्रयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-श्रि (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• तु: indeed, however
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (but/indeed)

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

Speaker

Nārada (in the Ekādaśī/Dvādaśī observance discourse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages (frame implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A stark moral vision: a pilgrim choosing the ‘viddha’ day is shown surrounded by symbols of illness and sorrow, while in the distance a luminous temple of Murāri represents the correct path; Nārada’s warning gesture frames the contrast.

Characters & Entities

• Murāri (Viṣṇu/Kṛṣṇa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Improper observance (violation) of the Lord’s sacred day is treated as a serious dharmic fault with grave spiritual and worldly consequences.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named; the focus is on vrata-dharma and the danger of ‘viddha’ (spoiled/violated) observance.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Avoid undertaking the Lord’s day in a ‘viddha’ (improperly timed/tainted) manner; the verse warns against tithi-violation in Ekādaśī/Dvādaśī practice.