Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

ऊर्जशुक्लप्रतिपदि बुधराधासमायुजि । चंद्रे सप्तमराशिस्थे शेषेषूच्चग्रहेषु च

Transliteration

ūrjaśuklapratipadi budharādhāsamāyuji | caṃdre saptamarāśisthe śeṣeṣūccagraheṣu ca

Translation

Vào ngày Pratipadā (mồng một) của nửa tháng sáng trong tháng Ūrja, khi sao Thủy hợp với Rādhā (một tú), và Mặt Trăng ở cung hoàng đạo thứ bảy—trong lúc các hành tinh còn lại cũng ở thế tôn vượng—

Word by Word

• ऊर्जशुक्लप्रतिपदि: on the bright first lunar day of Ūrja (Kārttika)
• ऊर्जशुक्लप्रतिपदि: Adhikarana (Location/Time अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऊर्ज-शुक्ल-प्रतिपद् (प्रातिपदिक: ऊर्ज + शुक्ल + प्रतिपद्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कालवाचक

• बुधराधासमायुजि: when Mercury is conjoined with Rādhā (a lunar mansion/asterism)
• बुधराधासमायुजि: Adhikarana (Location/Time अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: बुध-राधा-समायुज् (प्रातिपदिक: बुध + राधा + समायुज्)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (प्रतिपदि)

• चन्द्रे: when the Moon (is)
• चन्द्रे: Adhikarana (Location/Time अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्द्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• सप्तमराशिस्थे: situated in the seventh zodiac sign
• सप्तमराशिस्थे: Adhikarana (Location/Time अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तम-राशि-स्थ (प्रातिपदिक: सप्तम + राशि + स्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (चन्द्रे)

• शेषेषु: in the remaining (ones)
• शेषेषु: Adhikarana (Location/Time अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; विशेषण (ग्रहेषु)

• उच्चग्रहेषु: in the exalted planets
• उच्चग्रहेषु: Adhikarana (Location/Time अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उच्च-ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक: उच्च + ग्रह)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Coordination/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

Speaker

Skanda (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kāśī (time of Śambhu’s entrance)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahāprājña rishi (unnamed here)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A celestial calendar tableau: bright pratipadā of Ūrja, Mercury conjoined with a nakṣatra named Rādhā, Moon in the seventh sign, other planets exalted—heavens themselves celebrating the sacred moment.

Characters & Entities

• Budha (Mercury)
• Candra (Moon)
• Rādhā (Nakṣatra)
• Rāśi
• Graha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred events are framed as occurring under auspicious cosmic order, aligning dharma, ritual time, and divine presence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kāśī Khaṇḍa context implies Kāśī as the sacred stage, though this verse focuses on timing rather than a named shrine.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit prescription; it provides muhurta-style auspicious timing details that typically support festival observances.