Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

तृतीयायां विशेषेण मार्गमासादितः शुभे । नैवेद्यैर्विविधैर्दानैर्गंधमाल्यानुलेपनैः

Transliteration

tṛtīyāyāṃ viśeṣeṇa mārgamāsāditaḥ śubhe | naivedyairvividhairdānairgaṃdhamālyānulepanaiḥ

Translation

Besonders am Tṛtīyā-Tag, beginnend im glückverheißenden Monat Mārga (Mārgaśīrṣa), wurde die Verehrung mit vielfältigen Naivedya (Speiseopfern), Gaben, Düften, Blumengirlanden und Salbungen vollzogen.

Word by Word

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

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

• मार्गम्: the path/way
• मार्गम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• आसादितः: was attained/reached
• आसादितः: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ- सद् (धातु) (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘आसादित’)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मणि-भाव (was reached/attained)

• शुभे: O auspicious one
• शुभे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; सम्बोधन/अधिकरण-प्राय (O auspicious one / in auspicious [time])

• नैवेद्यैः: with food-offerings
• नैवेद्यैः: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘नैवेद्यैः/दानैः’ विशेषण

• दानैः: with gifts/charities
• दानैः: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• गन्धमाल्यानुलेपनैः: with perfumes, garlands, and unguents
• गन्धमाल्यानुलेपनैः: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध + माल्य + अनुलेपन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), बहुवचन; समासः—गन्धश्च माल्यं च अनुलेपनं च (perfumes, garlands, and unguents)

Speaker

Śāṇḍilya (continuing narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A richly appointed Tṛtīyā worship in Mārgaśīrṣa: multiple naivedyas, charity-giving, fragrant pastes, garlands, and unguents—an altar overflowing with auspicious materials.

Characters & Entities

• Tṛtīyā
• Mārgaśīrṣa (Mārga month)
• Gaurī (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion is expressed through concrete dharmic acts—offerings, charity, and reverent adornment—performed with auspicious timing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse focuses on vrata procedure (tithi and offerings) rather than naming a particular pilgrimage site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

On Tṛtīyā—beginning in Mārgaśīrṣa—perform pūjā with naivedya, dāna, perfumes, garlands, and anointing pastes.