Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 33

Devanagari script

तृतीयायां विशेषेण ततः प्राप्स्यति सत्पतिम् । मुखप्रेक्षमतिप्रीतं रूपादिभिर्गुणैर्युतम्

Transliteration

tṛtīyāyāṃ viśeṣeṇa tataḥ prāpsyati satpatim | mukhaprekṣamatiprītaṃ rūpādibhirguṇairyutam

Translation

তখন বিশেষত তৃতীয়ার দিনে সে সৎপতি লাভ করবে—যাঁর মুখ দর্শনেই পরম আনন্দ হয়, এবং যিনি রূপ প্রভৃতি গুণে সমৃদ্ধ।

Word by Word

• तृतीयायाम्: on the third (day/tithi)
• तृतीयायाम्: Adhikarana (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृतीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; कालाधिकरण (on the third [day/tithi])

• विशेषेण: especially
• विशेषेण: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति-एकवचन रूपेण क्रियाविशेषणवत् (instrumental used adverbially: 'especially')

• ततः: then/thereafter
• ततः: Kriya-visheshana (Sequence/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तदनन्तर/तस्मात्-अर्थ (then/thereafter/from that)

• प्राप्स्यति: will obtain
• प्राप्स्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सत्पतिम्: a good husband
• सत्पतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् + पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—सन् पति: (good husband)

• मुखप्रेक्षम्: pleasant to look at (in face)
• मुखप्रेक्षम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुख + प्रेक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; समासः—मुखं प्रेक्ष्यते येन/यः (face-looking/pleasant-faced)

• अतिप्रीतम्: very dear/pleasing
• अतिप्रीतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अति + प्रीत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; ‘अति’ उपसर्गवत् अव्ययीभाव-समासः; अत्यन्तं प्रीतः

• रूपादिभिः: with beauty and the like
• रूपादिभिः: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप + आदि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—रूपं आदिः येषां तैः (with beauty etc.)

• गुणैः: with virtues/qualities
• गुणैः: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• युतम्: endowed/possessed (with)
• युतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘युत’)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; ‘सत्पतिम्’ विशेषण

Speaker

Nārada (continuing instruction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Householder/parent (within Śāṇḍilya’s recollection)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A prophetic assurance: on Tṛtīyā the devotee gains a worthy husband—handsome, pleasing-faced, and virtuous; the verse evokes an auspicious, bridal-hope atmosphere anchored in devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Nārada
• Gaurī
• Tṛtīyā (lunar day)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma links disciplined devotion and auspicious timing (tithi) with благоприятные life outcomes, especially for household life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is part of a broader tīrtha narrative; here the emphasis is on the tithi-based fruit of worship rather than a named location.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Special observance/worship on Tṛtīyā as part of the Gaurī worship regimen.