Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

चंद्रसूर्योपरागेषु मन्वादिषु न संशयः । व्यतीपातेषु संक्रांतौ वैधृतौ दैत्यनायक

Transliteration

caṃdrasūryoparāgeṣu manvādiṣu na saṃśayaḥ | vyatīpāteṣu saṃkrāṃtau vaidhṛtau daityanāyaka

Translation

چاند اور سورج کے گرہنوں کے وقت، منونتر کے سنگم اوقات میں—اس میں کوئی شک نہیں—اور وِیَتیپات، سنکرانتی اور ویدھرتی کے زمانوں میں بھی، اے دَیتیہوں کے سردار۔

Word by Word

• चन्द्रसूर्योपारागेषु: during lunar/solar eclipses
• चन्द्रसूर्योपारागेषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक) + सूर्य (प्रातिपदिक) + उपराग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन; समासः—चन्द्रसूर्ययोः उपरागः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

• मन्वादिषु: in Manvantaras etc.
• मन्वादिषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनु (प्रातिपदिक) + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—मन्वादयः (मनु-आदि) इति तत्पुरुष/समाहारार्थ-प्रयोगः

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• व्यतीपातेषु: at/ during vyatīpāta times
• व्यतीपातेषु: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यतीपात (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• संक्रान्तौ: at saṅkrānti (solar ingress)
• संक्रान्तौ: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संक्रान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वैधृतौ: at vaidhṛti (inauspicious yoga)
• वैधृतौ: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैधृति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दैत्यनायक: O leader of the Daityas
• दैत्यनायक: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक) + नायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन; समासः—दैत्यानां नायकः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced); addressed to a Daitya interlocutor within the narrative

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā/Gomatī tīrtha (implied)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Daitya-nāyaka (explicitly addressed)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A dramatic eclipse over the sea/river: pilgrims at a ghat performing snāna and tarpaṇa; priests chanting; sky shows eclipse disk and symbolic ‘yoga’ diagrams for vyatīpāta/vaidhṛti; a marker for saṅkrānti transition.

Characters & Entities

• Candra (Moon)
• Sūrya (Sun)
• Uparāga (eclipse)
• Manvantara
• Vyatīpāta
• Saṅkrānti
• Vaidhṛti
• Daitya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma emphasizes that certain cosmic times magnify religious acts; aligning worship and charity with these moments increases merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse lists auspicious times; within Dvārakā Māhātmya it implies these are especially potent when observed in/with Dvārakā and its tīrthas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It signals recommended observances during eclipses, saṅkrānti, and special yogas (typically snāna, dāna, tarpaṇa), though not itemized here.