Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 53

Devanagari script

चैत्रमासे सिते पक्षे अष्टमीदिवसे स्थिते । ये ते पूजां करिष्यंति श्रद्धया परया युताः

Transliteration

caitramāse site pakṣe aṣṭamīdivase sthite | ye te pūjāṃ kariṣyaṃti śraddhayā parayā yutāḥ

Translation

في شهر تشيترا، في النصف المضيء، في يوم التيثي الثامن (أَشْتَمِي)، الذين سيقيمون لكِ العبادة مقرونةً بإيمانٍ أسمى—

Word by Word

• caitra-māse: in the month of Caitra
• caitra-māse: Adhikaraṇa (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caitra (प्रातिपदिक) + māsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुष/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष) = चैत्रस्य मासः; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• site: bright (white)
• site: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (पक्षे-विशेषण)

• pakṣe: in the fortnight
• pakṣe: Adhikaraṇa (Locative)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• aṣṭamī-divase: on the eighth-day
• aṣṭamī-divase: Adhikaraṇa (Locative/Temporal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṣṭamī (प्रातिपदिक) + divasa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (तत्पुरुष) = अष्टम्याः दिवसः; पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन

• sthite: when it has arrived/when it is (so)
• sthite: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Locative absolute)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthā (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; सति-सप्तमी (locative absolute)

• ye: those who
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम

• te: your/of you
• te: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• pūjām: worship
• pūjām: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• kariṣyanti: will perform
• kariṣyanti: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Future), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन, परस्मैपद

• śraddhayā: with faith
• śraddhayā: Karaṇa (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śraddhā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन

• parayā: supreme
• parayā: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (श्रद्धया-विशेषण)

• yutāḥ: endowed (with)
• yutāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yuj (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (ये-विशेषण)

Speaker

Vasiṣṭha (implied; continuing instruction to the Devī)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dhārā Devī-sthāna

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A springtime (Caitra) bright-fortnight temple scene: devotees arrive at dawn on aṣṭamī with trays of flowers and lamps, the Devī shrine decorated with fresh mango leaves and garlands.

Characters & Entities

• Caitra
• Śukla-pakṣa
• Aṣṭamī
• Devī
• Vasiṣṭha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

True worship is defined by timing aligned with dharma (tithi and pakṣa) and by wholehearted faith (śraddhā).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse sits within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra / Dhārotpatti Māhātmya stream of the Nāgara Khaṇḍa’s Tīrthamāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform Devī-pūjā specifically on Caitra month, bright fortnight, Aṣṭamī tithi, with supreme faith.