Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

वन्ध्या च लभते पुत्रं स्नानमात्रेण तत्र वै । नवम्यां चैत्रमासस्य पुष्पधूपार्घ्यपूजया

Transliteration

vandhyā ca labhate putraṃ snānamātreṇa tatra vai | navamyāṃ caitramāsasya puṣpadhūpārghyapūjayā

Translation

Même une femme stérile y obtient en vérité un fils, par le seul fait de s’y baigner. Et au neuvième jour (Navamī) du mois de Caitra, par le culte avec fleurs, encens (dhūpa) et offrandes d’arghya…

Word by Word

• वन्ध्या: a barren woman
• वन्ध्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन्ध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

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

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• पुत्रम्: a son
• पुत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• स्नान-मात्रेण: by mere bathing
• स्नान-मात्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis)

• नवम्याम्: on the ninth (lunar day)
• नवम्याम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नवमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular (time)

• चैत्र-मासस्य: of the month of Caitra
• चैत्र-मासस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चैत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular

• पुष्प-धूप-अर्घ्य-पूजया: by worship with flowers, incense, and arghya-offering
• पुष्प-धूप-अर्घ्य-पूजया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + धूप (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

Speaker

Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Devī-kuṇḍa (contextual)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Caitra spring setting: flowering trees, devotees at the pond; a woman devotee performs arghya with a copper vessel, offering flowers and incense before the Devī shrine.

Characters & Entities

• Caitra Navamī
• Kuṇḍa (contextual)
• Devī (contextual)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The kṣetra’s grace is portrayed as compassionate and worldly-beneficent, granting even difficult boons through simple acts like snāna and pūjā.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same kuṇḍa and Devī-sthāna connected with Dvāravāsinī/Aparadvārakā in this chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna at the kuṇḍa; additionally, on Caitra Navamī, Devī worship with flowers, incense, and arghya.