Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 63

Devanagari script

माघमासे तु सप्तम्यां मह्या सह भवेद्रविः । भूश्चादित्यश्च भगवान्गच्छते संगमं तदा

Transliteration

māghamāse tu saptamyāṃ mahyā saha bhavedraviḥ | bhūścādityaśca bhagavāngacchate saṃgamaṃ tadā

Translation

而在摩伽月第七日，罗毗（太阳）与大地相合。其时，至尊阿底提耶与 Bhū（地）同往汇合之圣处。

Word by Word

• माघमासे: in the month of Māgha
• माघमासे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघमास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; समासः—माघस्य मासः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

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

• सप्तम्याम्: on the seventh (lunar day)
• सप्तम्याम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्तमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन

• मह्या: with the Earth
• मह्या: Sahakaraka (Instrumental of accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मही (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahārtha (accompaniment marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपसर्गसदृश/सह-शब्दः (with)

• भवेत्: would become/occurs
• भवेत्: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• रविः: the Sun
• रविः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रवि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• भूः: the Earth
• भूः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samucchaya (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• आदित्यः: Āditya (the Sun)
• आदित्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आदित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Samucchaya (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• भगवान्: the venerable/lordly
• भगवान्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifier)

• गच्छते: goes
• गच्छते: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• संगमम्: to the confluence
• संगमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संगम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• तदा: then
• तदा: Kāla (Time adjunct/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa sangama (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On Māgha saptamī, Āditya (radiant) accompanied by Bhū (Earth goddess) travels to a sangama—depict a luminous procession toward a confluence/shoreline, with pilgrims witnessing and preparing for snāna.

Characters & Entities

• Māgha
• Ravi (Sūrya)
• Bhū (Earth)
• Āditya
• Saṅgama (confluence)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Auspicious days like Māgha Saptamī are sanctified by cosmic events; aligning oneself with sacred time supports dharma and merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A ‘saṅgama’ (confluence/meeting-place) within the Prabhāsakṣetra narrative framework, contributing to the tīrtha’s sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implicitly, Māgha Saptamī is highlighted as a potent time for tīrtha-related observances (snāna, worship), though not stated explicitly here.