Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

बृहस्पतिरुवाच । कार्तिके शुक्लपक्षे तु मंदवारे त्रयोदशी । समग्रा यदि लभ्येत सर्वप्राप्तयै न संशयः

Transliteration

bṛhaspatiruvāca | kārtike śuklapakṣe tu maṃdavāre trayodaśī | samagrā yadi labhyeta sarvaprāptayai na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Bṛhaspati dit : Au mois de Kārtika, durant la quinzaine claire, si l’on obtient pleinement la Trayodaśī tombant un Maṃdavāra (samedi), elle accorde sûrement l’obtention de tous les fruits désirés — sans aucun doute.

Word by Word

• बृहस्पतिः: Bṛhaspati
• बृहस्पतिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• कार्तिके: in (the month of) Kārtika
• कार्तिके: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्तिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (मासवाचक), सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; कालाधिकरण

• शुक्लपक्षे: in the bright fortnight
• शुक्लपक्षे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक) + पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय (शुक्लः पक्षः); पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; कालाधिकरण

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण/विरोधसूचक निपात (but/indeed)

• मन्दवारे: on Saturday
• मन्दवारे: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दवार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; वारवाचक (Saturday)

• त्रयोदशी: the thirteenth lunar day
• त्रयोदशी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रयोदशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक

• समग्रा: complete, full (in all respects)
• समग्रा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समग्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; त्रयोदश्याः विशेषणम्

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्तसूचक (conditional conjunction)

• लभ्येत: is obtained/should be obtained
• लभ्येत: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्; कर्मणि/भावे प्रयोगः (be obtained)

• सर्वप्राप्तयै: for attainment of all (goals)
• सर्वप्राप्तयै: Sampradana (Recipient/Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + प्राप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (सर्वस्य प्राप्तिः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन

• न: no/not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Bṛhaspati

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedārakṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śakra/Indra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bṛhaspati indicates the bright moon of Kārtika and the calendrical mark of Trayodaśī; Indra listens as the cosmic order of time is portrayed as luminous wheels behind them.

Characters & Entities

• Bṛhaspati
• Kārtika (month)
• Śuklapakṣa
• Trayodaśī
• Maṃdavāra (Saturday)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred time (kāla) sanctified by dharma-observance becomes a vehicle for comprehensive spiritual and worldly attainment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse primarily glorifies sacred time (Kārtika and Trayodaśī) rather than naming a particular tīrtha; it sits within Kedārakhaṇḍa’s Śaiva devotional framework.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observance tied to Kārtika śukla Trayodaśī when it falls on Saturday, described as “samagrā” (fully qualified), implying proper vrata conditions.