Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 87

Devanagari script

अद्य माघचतुर्दश्यां शुक्लायामपरोऽपि यः । देवीमिमां च संपूज्य जलेऽस्मिन्भक्तिसंयुतः

Transliteration

adya māghacaturdaśyāṃ śuklāyāmaparo'pi yaḥ | devīmimāṃ ca saṃpūjya jale'sminbhaktisaṃyutaḥ

Translation

Heute, am vierzehnten Mondtag (caturdaśī) des Māgha in der hellen Hälfte (śukla), wer auch immer—selbst ein anderer—diese Göttin verehrt und, von Bhakti erfüllt, in dieses Wasser (eintritt)…

Word by Word

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (today)

• माघचतुर्दश्याम्: on Māgha caturdaśī
• माघचतुर्दश्याम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ + चतुर्दशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Loc. sg.); ‘on the fourteenth (tithi) of Māgha’

• शुक्लायाम्: in the bright (fortnight)
• शुक्लायाम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुक्ला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Loc. sg.); पक्षविशेषण (in the bright fortnight)

• अपरः: another person
• अपरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masc., Nom. sg.)

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/सम्भावना-अव्यय (also/even)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masc., Nom. sg.)

• देवीम्: the goddess
• देवीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Acc. sg.)

• इमाम्: this
• इमाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Acc. sg.)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• संपूज्य: having duly worshipped
• संपूज्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• जले: in the water
• जले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Loc. sg.)

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Loc. sg.)

• भक्तिसंयुतः: endowed with devotion
• भक्तिसंयुतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति + संयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masc., Nom. sg.); ‘endowed with devotion’

Speaker

Tripurāntaka (Śiva), inferred (continuing instruction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Devīkuṇḍa

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A festival-like sacred day at Devīkuṇḍa: devotees gather on Māgha śukla caturdaśī, offering flowers and lamps to the Goddess, then entering the shimmering water with folded hands and focused devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Māgha
• Śukla Caturdaśī
• Devī
• Devīkuṇḍa (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Auspicious calendrical moments (tithi) magnify devotion when paired with goddess-worship at a sanctified tīrtha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The holy waters associated with Devīkuṇḍa, where Devī-pūjā is to be performed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Devī-pūjā on Māgha Śukla Caturdaśī, connected with a devotional act in the sacred water (snāna/entry implied).