Skanda Purana — Vishnu Khanda, Shloka 99

Devanagari script

वर्षेवर्षे तु कर्तव्यो जागरः पुण्यतत्परैः

Transliteration

varṣevarṣe tu kartavyo jāgaraḥ puṇyatatparaiḥ

Translation

Năm này qua năm khác, những người chuyên tâm cầu công đức nên giữ thức canh đêm (jāgara).

Word by Word

• वर्षे: in a year
• वर्षे: Adhikarana (Time/काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Locative, Singular)

• वर्षे: in (each) year
• वर्षे: Adhikarana (Time/काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Locative, Singular)

• तु: indeed, but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात-अव्यय (particle; emphasis/contrast)

• कर्तव्यः: to be done, obligatory
• कर्तव्यः: Kriya (Predicative obligation/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + तव्यत् (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तव्यत्-प्रत्ययान्त (gerundive; ‘to be done’)

• जागरः: night-vigil, wakefulness (rite)
• जागरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जागर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Singular)

• पुण्यतत्परैः: by those devoted to merit
• पुण्यतत्परैः: Karana (Agent-instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुण्य + तत्पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Instrumental, Plural); विशेषण (qualifier of agents)

Speaker

Brahmā (deduced: Vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍa discourse style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Jāgara (annual observance) in Ayodhyā-māhātmya context

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A symbolic sequence of years: the same shrine lit each year on the vigil night, devotees returning with lamps and songs—showing continuity of practice across time.

Characters & Entities

• Jāgara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Consistent yearly devotional discipline (like a vigil) is praised as a reliable path to accumulating puṇya.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Ayodhyā Saṅgama context continues; the instruction is framed within the Saṅgama-centered Mahātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Jāgara—staying awake in worship/recitation as a vrata—performed annually.