Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

श्राद्धार्हः सर्वपर्वाणि न गंतव्यानि धीमता । तत्र गछन्स्त्रियं मोहार्द्धर्मात्प्रच्यवते परात्

Transliteration

śrāddhārhaḥ sarvaparvāṇi na gaṃtavyāni dhīmatā | tatra gachanstriyaṃ mohārddharmātpracyavate parāt

Translation

ผู้มีปัญญาผู้ต้องประกอบศราทธะ ไม่พึงไปหาสตรีในวันปัรวะและวันถือพรตอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ทั้งปวง หากไปในกาลนั้นด้วยความหลง ย่อมเสื่อมจากธรรมอันสูงส่ง

Word by Word

• श्राद्धार्हः: one entitled to śrāddha (rites)
• श्राद्धार्हः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्राद्ध + अर्ह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (श्राद्धम् अर्हति) विशेषणम्

• सर्वपर्वाणि: all festival/observance days
• सर्वपर्वाणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + पर्वन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (सर्वाणि पर्वाणि)

• न: not
• न: Negation particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक अव्यय (negation)

• गन्तव्यानि: to be gone to/should be visited
• गन्तव्यानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु) + तव्य (कृत्) → गन्तव्य (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विधेय-योग्यतावाचक (gerundive)

• धीमता: by the wise man
• धीमता: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), एकवचन; 'धीमत्' = बुद्धिमान्

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• गच्छन्: going
• गच्छन्: Karta (Doer/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणभावे

• स्त्रियम्: a woman
• स्त्रियम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (कर्म), एकवचन

• मोहात्: from delusion
• मोहात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (हेतु/अपादान), एकवचन

• धर्मात्: from dharma
• धर्मात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान), एकवचन

• प्रच्यवते: falls away/deviates
• प्रच्यवते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+च्यु (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• परात्: from the higher (path)
• परात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (अपादान), एकवचन; 'पर' = श्रेष्ठ

Speaker

Sūta (deduced, Brāhma Khaṇḍa dharma-narration context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A man preparing śrāddha offerings—piṇḍa, tila, water—near a sacred fire or riverbank; he turns away from temptation, focusing on pitṛ devotion; parva-day atmosphere with ritual solemnity.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred times demand heightened discipline; neglecting it undermines one’s higher dharma and ancestral duties.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is specified; the verse concerns parvan discipline and śrāddha-related conduct.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It references śrāddha obligations and prescribes restraint on parvan days to preserve dharmic purity.