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

اے پرندوں کے سردار! گناہگار لوگ ہری کی بھکتی نہیں کرتے، نہ ہی کلی یگ میں اُس کی بھکتی کے شاستروں میں لگن رکھتے ہیں۔ وہ نادان دل سے دشمی کو ملا کر ایکادشی کو آلودہ کرتے ہیں اور اُس مبارک دن کو چھوڑ دیتے ہیں۔

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.