Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

यस्तामभ्यर्चयेत्सम्यङ्महानवमिवासरे । कृत्स्नं संवत्सरं तस्य न भयं जायते क्वचित्

Transliteration

yastāmabhyarcayetsamyaṅmahānavamivāsare | kṛtsnaṃ saṃvatsaraṃ tasya na bhayaṃ jāyate kvacit

Translation

Wer Sie am Tage der Mahānavamī recht verehrt, dem entsteht das ganze Jahr hindurch nirgends Furcht.

Word by Word

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अभ्यर्चयेत्: should worship
• अभ्यर्चयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• महानवम्: the great ninth (day)
• महानवम्: Upamāna (Standard of comparison/उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + नवम् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (महान् नवमः इति)

• इव: like/as
• इव: Sambandha (Comparative marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमावाचक-निपात (particle of comparison)

• असरे: on the day
• असरे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• कृत्स्नम्: entire
• कृत्स्नम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत्स्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण

• संवत्सरम्: year
• संवत्सरम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time-span/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवत्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• न: not
• न: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• भयम्: fear
• भयम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• जायते: arises
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• क्वचित्: anywhere/ever
• क्वचित्: Desha/Kāla (Circumstantial/देश-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (indefinite adverb)

Speaker

Sūta

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee performs Mahānavamī worship to the Goddess with lamps, red flowers, and offerings; a protective aura encircles the worshipper, symbolizing year-long fearlessness.

Characters & Entities

• Camatkārī Devī
• Mahānavamī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Timely, rule-aligned worship of the Goddess yields sustained protection and inner fearlessness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The shrine of Camatkārī Devī is implied as a powerful place for Mahānavamī worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform proper worship (abhyarcana) of the goddess specifically on Mahānavamī.