Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 39

Devanagari script

सदा माघे तृतीयायां तत्र स्नानं करोम्यहम् । अद्य सा तत्र यास्यामि स्नानाय कृतनिश्चया

Transliteration

sadā māghe tṛtīyāyāṃ tatra snānaṃ karomyaham | adya sā tatra yāsyāmi snānāya kṛtaniścayā

Translation

« Chaque année, au troisième jour de Māgha, je m’y baigne. Aujourd’hui encore, j’irai là-bas, résolue à accomplir le bain. »

Word by Word

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kāla (Time frequency)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: नित्यत्ववाचक-अव्यय (always)

• माघे: in (the month of) Māgha
• माघे: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तृतीयायाम्: on the third (lunar day)
• तृतीयायाम्: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृतीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• करोमि: I do/perform
• करोमि: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Kāla (Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (today)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikaraṇa (Destination)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय

• यास्यामि: I shall go
• यास्यामि: Kriyā (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• स्नानाय: for bathing
• स्नानाय: Prayojana (Purpose)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे

• कृतनिश्चया: having made a firm resolve
• कृतनिश्चया: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of सा)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृत-निश्चय (प्रातिपदिक; कृत (√कृ क्त) + निश्चय)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (कृतः निश्चयः यस्याः)

Speaker

Pārvatī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rūpatīrtha

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Tilottamā

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The goddess speaks with calm certainty, as if recounting a long-held vow: every Māgha śukla tṛtīyā she bathes at the same ford; today she prepares again, resolute, with ritual items ready.

Characters & Entities

• Pārvatī
• Rūpatīrtha
• Māgha-tṛtīyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Regular observance (niyama) and firm resolve (saṅkalpa) are portrayed as keys to receiving tīrtha-based blessings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rūpatīrtha, visited on Māgha Tṛtīyā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Annual/regular snāna at the tīrtha on Māgha Tṛtīyā, undertaken with saṅkalpa.