Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

माघमासे चतुर्थ्यां च शुक्लायां पूजयेत्तु यः । स च संवत्सरं यावत्सर्वै विघ्नैर्विमुच्यते ओ

Transliteration

māghamāse caturthyāṃ ca śuklāyāṃ pūjayettu yaḥ | sa ca saṃvatsaraṃ yāvatsarvai vighnairvimucyate o

Translation

Whoever worships Him on the Caturthī of the bright fortnight in the month of Māgha is freed from all obstacles for the span of a year.

Word by Word

• माघमासे: in the month of Māgha
• माघमासे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ + मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• चतुर्थ्याम्: on the fourth lunar day (caturthī)
• चतुर्थ्याम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्थी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

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

• शुक्लायाम्: in the bright (fortnight)
• शुक्लायाम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (पक्षे/तिथौ)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Modifier (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, निपात (emphatic/contrast particle)

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

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तदनुयोगी (correlative)

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

• संवत्सरम्: for a year
• संवत्सरम्: Kaaladhikarana/Extent (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवत्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कालपरिमाण (extent of time)

• यावत्: as long as; until
• यावत्: Sambandha/Modifier (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, परिमाणवाचक (until/as long as)

• सर्वैः: by all
• सर्वैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• विघ्नैः: obstacles
• विघ्नैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• विमुच्यते: is freed (from)
• विमुच्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: मुच् (धातु) + वि-
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि प्रयोग (passive)

• ओ: (textual marker)
• ओ: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ओ (अव्यय/पाठचिह्न)
• Form: पाठचिह्न/उद्गार (interjection or scribal marker)

Speaker

Sūta (continued narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gaṇanātha (Viśvāmitra-pratiṣṭhita)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Naimiṣāraṇya sages (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees worship Gaṇanātha on Māgha-śukla Caturthī with durvā, lamps, and sweets; a symbolic calendar motif shows protection extending through the year as obstacles dissolve.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇanātha (implied)
• Māgha month
• Śukla Caturthī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right timing and focused worship are taught as dharmic means to overcome impediments in worldly and spiritual life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Gaṇanātha shrine within the Viśvāmitra-associated sacred region described in this section.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship (pūjā) on Māgha month’s bright-fortnight Caturthī, yielding freedom from obstacles for a year.