Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 38

Devanagari script

विष्णोश्च दयिता नित्यं चातुर्मास्ये विशेषतः । केतुना स्वीकृतो दर्भो याज्ञिकेयो महाफलः

Transliteration

viṣṇośca dayitā nityaṃ cāturmāsye viśeṣataḥ | ketunā svīkṛto darbho yājñikeyo mahāphalaḥ

Translation

یہ وشنو کو ہمیشہ محبوب ہے، خاص طور پر چاتُرمَاسیہ کے موسم میں۔ کیتو نے دَربھ گھاس کو قبول کیا ہے؛ یہ یاجنک (یَجّیہ کرنے والے) کی اپنی چیز ہے اور بڑا پھل دیتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• विष्णोः: of Viṣṇu
• विष्णोः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• दयिता: beloved (female)/dear one
• दयिता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दयिता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावे नपुंसकलिङ्ग-एकवचन-प्रयोगः; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: always)

• चातुर्मास्ये: in the Cāturmāsya period
• चातुर्मास्ये: Adhikarana (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चातुर्मास्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/विशेषण (adverb: especially)

• केतुना: by Ketu
• केतुना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: केतु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स्वीकृतः: accepted/taken up
• स्वीकृतः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्वी√कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past Passive Participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• दर्भः: darbha grass
• दर्भः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• याज्ञिकेयः: ritual-related/pertaining to sacrifice
• याज्ञिकेयः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: याज्ञिकेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तद्धित-प्रत्ययान्त (patronymic/derivative)

• महाफलः: greatly fruitful
• महाफलः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा + फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (महच्च तत् फलम्/महाफलः)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Nāgara-khaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Monsoon-season temple scene: Viṣṇu worship in Cāturmāsya—devotees with tulasī and lamps; a priest sits on a darbha seat, holding darbha ring (pavitra) and arranging darbha for saṅkalpa; Ketu is hinted as a comet-like banner in the sky, pacified by the rite.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Cāturmāsya
• Ketu
• Darbha (grass)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred seasons and proper ritual implements intensify merit; devotion to Viṣṇu and correct yajña-materials are both emphasized.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of a tīrtha chapter teaching practice and sacred materials; it does not name a particular place here.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

During Cāturmāsya, honor what is dear to Viṣṇu; employ darbha grass as a powerful yajña-material associated with Ketu.