Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 92

Devanagari script

माघे वा कार्तिके वापि चैत्रे स्नात्वार्चयेत् माम् । दौर्भाग्यदुःखदारिद्र्यैर्न सा संयोगमाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

māghe vā kārtike vāpi caitre snātvārcayet mām | daurbhāgyaduḥkhadāridryairna sā saṃyogamāpnuyāt

Translation

سواءٌ في شهر ماغها، أو كارتّيكا، أو تشيترا—فبعد الاغتسال فلتعبدني. ولن تقترن بسوء الطالع، ولا بالحزن، ولا بالفقر.

Word by Word

• माघे: in (the month of) Māgha
• माघे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; मासवाचक

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात (or)

• कार्तिके: in Kārtika
• कार्तिके: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; मासवाचक

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (also)

• चैत्रे: in Caitra
• चैत्रे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चैत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; मासवाचक

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वक्रिया

• अर्चयेत्: should worship
• अर्चयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• दौर्भाग्यदुःखदारिद्र्यैः: by misfortune, sorrow, and poverty
• दौर्भाग्यदुःखदारिद्र्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दौर्भाग्य (प्रातिपदिक) + दुःख (प्रातिपदिक) + दारिद्र्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-निपात

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (कर्ता), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• संयोगम्: union/association (marital union)
• संयोगम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संयोग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• आप्नुयात्: should attain
• आप्नुयात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Śrī Devī (the Goddess)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee bathing at dawn in a sacred waterbody during Māgha/Kārttika/Caitra, then offering worship to the deity; the atmosphere suggests cleansing and the lifting of poverty and sorrow.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Māgha (month)
• Kārttika (month)
• Caitra (month)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Regular worship joined with purification (snāna) in sacred months is portrayed as a dharmic shield against misfortune and poverty.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No particular tīrtha is identified; the merit is tied to sacred months (Māgha, Kārttika, Caitra) and Devī worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bathing (snāna) followed by worship (arcana) of Devī, especially during Māgha, Kārttika, or Caitra.