Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

मयापि च तदादेशात्कौमार्येपि च संस्थया । पूजया वत्सरं यावत्पूजिता पतिकाम्यया

Transliteration

mayāpi ca tadādeśātkaumāryepi ca saṃsthayā | pūjayā vatsaraṃ yāvatpūjitā patikāmyayā

Translation

Et moi aussi, suivant cet ordre—encore dans la virginité et avec l’observance requise—j’accomplis la pūjā pour (Gaurī) durant une année entière, désirant un époux.

Word by Word

• मया: by me / I
• मया: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; (लिङ्ग-अनिश्चित/सर्वनाम)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Samuccaya (Addition/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/अन्वय (also/even)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• तदादेशात्: from/according to that instruction
• तदादेशात्: Hetu/Reason (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् + आदेश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन; समासः—तस्य आदेशः (that instruction); ‘from/according to that instruction’

• कौमार्ये: in maidenhood
• कौमार्ये: Adhikarana (State/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौमार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; अवस्थावाचक (in maidenhood)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Samuccaya (Addition/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (also)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (and)

• संस्थया: by the observance/arrangement
• संस्थया: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संस्था (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; प्रकार/विधि (by the prescribed observance/arrangement)

• पूजया: by worship
• पूजया: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• वत्सरम्: a year
• वत्सरम्: Kala-adhikarana (Time extent/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; कालपरिमाण (duration)

• यावत्: as long as / for
• यावत्: Kala-adhikarana (Time limit/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधिसूचक (as long as)

• पूजिता: was worshipped
• पूजिता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु) (क्त-प्रत्ययान्त ‘पूजित’)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्यय (past participle) स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मणि-भाव (was worshipped)

• पतिकाम्यया: for desiring a husband
• पतिकाम्यया: Hetu/Reason (हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पति + काम्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; समासः—पतेः काम्या (desire for a husband); हेतौ (for the sake of)

Speaker

Śāṇḍilya (narrative voice recounting practice; likely reporting his mother/daughter’s observance in first person per frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A maiden devotee (Śāṇḍilya’s speaker-identity in this passage) describes faithfully worshipping Gaurī for a year, adhering to the prescribed observances—an image of steady daily pūjā.

Characters & Entities

• Gaurī (implied)
• Nārada (implied instruction)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇas reinforce teachings through lived observance: disciplined worship undertaken with faith is presented as efficacious.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues a tīrtha-māhātmya narrative but does not name a specific site in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A year-long pūjā observance performed in maidenhood with a focused intention (pati-kāmyā).