Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 134

Devanagari script

विधिं तं शृणु सुभगे कथ्यमानं सुखावहम् । चैत्रे शुक्लतृतीयायां सुस्नाता शुद्धमानसा

Transliteration

vidhiṃ taṃ śṛṇu subhage kathyamānaṃ sukhāvaham | caitre śuklatṛtīyāyāṃ susnātā śuddhamānasā

Translation

Ô dame fortunée, écoute la règle qu’on expose à présent, source de bien-être et de joie. Au troisième tithi de la quinzaine claire de Caitra, après un bain purificateur et l’esprit limpide, qu’on commence l’observance.

Word by Word

• विधिम्: the rite/procedure
• विधिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular (rule/rite)

• तम्: that
• तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; demonstrative adjective agreeing with विधिम्

• शृणु: hear
• शृणु: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार, परस्मैपद, मध्यम-पुरुष, एकवचन; Imperative, 2nd sg (hear)

• सुभगे: O fortunate one
• सुभगे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुभग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; Vocative singular

• कथ्यमानम्: being told/being described
• कथ्यमानम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कथ् (धातु)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि-प्रयोगे शानच्/मान-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present passive participle); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; agreeing with विधिम्

• सुखावहम्: bringing happiness
• सुखावहम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख + आवह (प्रातिपदिक; आवह from आ+वह्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular; विधिम्-विशेषण (bringing happiness)

• चैत्रे: in (the month of) Caitra
• चैत्रे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चैत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular (in the month of Caitra)

• शुक्लतृतीयायाम्: on the bright third (tithi)
• शुक्लतृतीयायाम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्ल + तृतीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular (on the bright third lunar day)

• सुस्नाता: well-bathed
• सुस्नाता: Karta (Agent qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + स्नात (प्रातिपदिक; स्ना धातोः क्त-प्रत्ययान्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; (well-bathed)

• शुद्धमानसा: with a purified mind
• शुद्धमानसा: Karta (Agent qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: बहुव्रीहि-समास; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘शुद्धं मानसं यस्याः सा’ (she whose mind is pure)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Skanda Purāṇa narrative convention within Āvantya/Revā material)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Revā snāna (contextual) for Madhukā/Lalitā vrata

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: subhagā (addressed lady)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ritual-preparatory morning: devotee bathes (snāna) with composed mind; a teacher recites the vidhi. Visual cues include a bright lunar calendar motif marking Caitra śukla tṛtīyā and clean white garments.

Characters & Entities

• Caitra
• Śukla Tṛtīyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual efficacy begins with inner and outer purity—bathing and a cleansed mind prepare one for sacred worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader context is the Revā (Narmadā) sacred region in the Revā Khaṇḍa, though this verse itself focuses on timing and preparation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observe Caitra Śukla Tṛtīyā by bathing properly and undertaking worship with a purified mind.