Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

सदा माघे तृतीयायां तत्र स्नानं करोम्यहम् । अद्य सा तत्र यास्यामि स्नानाय कृतनिश्चया

Transliteration

sadā māghe tṛtīyāyāṃ tatra snānaṃ karomyaham | adya sā tatra yāsyāmi snānāya kṛtaniścayā

Translation

„Jedes Jahr bade ich dort am dritten Tag des Monats Māgha. Auch heute werde ich dorthin gehen, fest entschlossen zu baden.“

Word by Word

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kāla (Time frequency)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: नित्यत्ववाचक-अव्यय (always)

• माघे: in (the month of) Māgha
• माघे: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तृतीयायाम्: on the third (lunar day)
• तृतीयायाम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृतीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• करोमि: I do/perform
• करोमि: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Kāla (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (today)

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

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Destination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• यास्यामि: I shall go
• यास्यामि: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• स्नानाय: for bathing
• स्नानाय: Prayojana (Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे

• कृतनिश्चया: having made a firm resolve
• कृतनिश्चया: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of सा)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत-निश्चय (प्रातिपदिक; कृत (√कृ क्त) + निश्चय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कृतः निश्चयः यस्याः)

Speaker

Pārvatī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rūpatīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Tilottamā

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The goddess speaks with calm certainty, as if recounting a long-held vow: every Māgha śukla tṛtīyā she bathes at the same ford; today she prepares again, resolute, with ritual items ready.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Rūpatīrtha
• Māgha-tṛtīyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Regular observance (niyama) and firm resolve (saṅkalpa) are portrayed as keys to receiving tīrtha-based blessings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rūpatīrtha, visited on Māgha Tṛtīyā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Annual/regular snāna at the tīrtha on Māgha Tṛtīyā, undertaken with saṅkalpa.