Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 82

Devanagari script

एवं च कुरुते चंद्रसहस्रं व्रतमुत्तमम् । ब्रह्मघ्नोऽपि सुरापोऽपि स्तेयी च गुरुतल्पगः । व्रतेनानेन शुद्धात्मा चंद्रलोकं व्रजेन्नरः

Transliteration

evaṃ ca kurute caṃdrasahasraṃ vratamuttamam | brahmaghno'pi surāpo'pi steyī ca gurutalpagaḥ | vratenānena śuddhātmā caṃdralokaṃ vrajennaraḥ

Translation

Như vậy, người ta thực hành đại thệ nguyện tối thượng mang tên “Candrasahasra”. Nhờ thệ nguyện này, dù là kẻ sát hại Bà-la-môn, kẻ uống rượu, kẻ trộm cắp, hay kẻ phạm đến giường của thầy—cũng được thanh tịnh tâm linh và có thể đến cõi Nguyệt.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb of manner: thus)

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

• kurute: performs
• kurute: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; does/performs

• caṃdra-sahasram: the ‘Candra-sahasra’ (thousand-moon)
• caṃdra-sahasram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caṃdra (प्रातिपदिक) + sahasra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; चन्द्राणां सहस्रम् इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (a thousand [units] of ‘candra’/moons; name of the vow)

• vratam: vow
• vratam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; vow/observance

• uttamam: excellent
• uttamam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; adjective agreeing with vratam

• brahma-ghnaḥ: a brahmin-slayer
• brahma-ghnaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: brahman (प्रातिपदिक) + ghna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ब्रह्मणः घ्नः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; ‘slayer of a brāhmaṇa’

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अपि-अव्यय (particle: even/also)

• surā-paḥ: a liquor-drinker
• surā-paḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: surā (प्रातिपदिक) + pa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सुरां पिबति इति उपपद-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारय-प्रायः; ‘drinker of liquor’

• api: even
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: अपि-अव्यय (particle)

• steyī: a thief
• steyī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: steyin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘thief’ (one who commits theft)

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

• guru-talpagaḥ: violator of the guru’s bed
• guru-talpagaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guru (प्रातिपदिक) + talpa (प्रातिपदिक) + ga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; गुरोः तल्पं गच्छति इति उपपद-तत्पुरुष; ‘one who violates the guru’s bed’

• vratena: by the vow
• vratena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vrata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; by the vow

• anena: by this
• anena: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun used adjectivally: by this

• śuddha-ātmā: pure-souled (person)
• śuddha-ātmā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śuddha (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; शुद्धः आत्मा यस्य सः (कर्मधारय-प्रायः); ‘pure-souled’

• caṃdra-lokam: the world of the Moon
• caṃdra-lokam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caṃdra (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; चन्द्रस्य लोकः इति षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष; the moon-world

• vrajet: should attain/go to
• vrajet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vraj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; should go/attain

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; man/person

Speaker

Narrator (contextual; within Ayodhyāmāhātmya of Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Candrasahasra (vrata) in Ayodhyā context

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee completes the Candrasahasra vow under a bright moon: offerings arranged, brāhmaṇas blessed, the devotee’s aura cleansed; above, a luminous path leads to Candra-loka with a radiant moon-deity seated on a white chariot.

Characters & Entities

• Candra
• Candraloka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Puranic dharma emphasizes transformation: sincere observance of a vow can purify even grave wrongdoing and redirect one toward higher realms.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The vow’s teaching is situated within Ayodhyā’s sacred narrative (Ayodhyāmāhātmya), implying the city’s devotional framework.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The performance of the ‘Candrasahasra’ vow is praised, with its stated fruit being purification and attainment of Candraloka.