Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 42

Devanagari script

एतन्माघचतुर्थां यः शुक्लायां पूजयेन्नरः । न तस्य वत्सरं यावद्विघ्नं सञ्जायते क्वचित्

Transliteration

etanmāghacaturthāṃ yaḥ śuklāyāṃ pūjayennaraḥ | na tasya vatsaraṃ yāvadvighnaṃ sañjāyate kvacit

Translation

Quiconque adore lors de la Caturthī du mois de Māgha, en la quinzaine claire, ne rencontrera aucun obstacle durant toute une année.

Word by Word

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग-शब्द ‘चतुर्थी’ इत्यस्य विशेषण; द्वितीया (2), एकवचन (एतां चतुर्थीम्)

• माघचतुर्थाम्: the fourth lunar day in Māgha
• माघचतुर्थाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ (प्रातिपदिक) + चतुर्थी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: माघस्य चतुर्थी; स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम

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

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वत्सरम्: for a year
• वत्सरम्: Kala-Adhikarana (Time extent/काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; काल-परिमाण (duration)

• यावत्: as long as, until
• यावत्: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय/सर्वनाम-निपात)
• Form: परिमाण/अवधि-बोधक अव्यय (until/as long as)

• विघ्नम्: obstacle
• विघ्नम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; (सञ्जायते इत्यस्य कर्ता)

• सञ्जायते: arises, occurs
• सञ्जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-जा (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• क्वचित्: ever, anywhere
• क्वचित्: Adhikarana (Adverbial/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्वचित् (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/काल-अनिश्चितता-बोधक अव्यय (indefinite adverb: anywhere/ever)

Speaker

Narrative voice (contextual; likely Sūta addressing the sages in Tīrthamāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Heraṃba-sthāna / Gaṇeśa-kṣetra (implied)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: general (yaḥ… naraḥ)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee performing Māgha-śukla Caturthī worship to Heraṃba/Gaṇeśa—lamp, durvā grass, modaka offerings—while a symbolic ‘year of unobstructed path’ is shown as a clear road or opened gate.

Characters & Entities

• Māgha
• Caturthī
• Śukla-pakṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Regular worship on an auspicious tithi, performed with faith, protects one’s dharmic life by removing obstacles for an extended period.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse emphasizes the merit of the Māgha Śukla Caturthī observance; the specific tīrtha is not named in this single shloka excerpt.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā (worship) on the bright-fortnight Caturthī in the month of Māgha.