Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

या तत्र कुरुते स्नानं तृतीयादिवसेऽबला । सुतसौभाग्यसंपन्ना सा भवेत्पतिवल्लभा

Transliteration

yā tatra kurute snānaṃ tṛtīyādivase'balā | sutasaubhāgyasaṃpannā sā bhavetpativallabhā

Translation

Toute femme qui s’y baigne au troisième jour lunaire et aux jours semblables est comblée d’enfants et de bonne fortune, et devient chère au cœur de son époux.

Word by Word

• yā: who (the woman who)
• yā: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक; यद्-सर्वनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक

• kurute: does/performs
• kurute: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• snānam: bathing
• snānam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• tṛtīyādivase: on the third day and following days
• tṛtīyādivase: Adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tṛtīyā-ādi-divasa (प्रातिपदिक; तृतीया + आदि + दिवस)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण (time-locative)

• abalā: woman (lit. the weak one)
• abalā: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: abalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता/विशेष्य (the woman)

• suta-saubhāgya-saṃpannā: endowed with children and good fortune
• suta-saubhāgya-saṃpannā: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: suta-saubhāgya-saṃpanna (प्रातिपदिक; सुत + सौभाग्य + सम्पन्न)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying) सा/अबला

• sā: she
• sā: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक; तद्-सर्वनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता

• bhavet: would become
• bhavet: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• pativallabhā: beloved of her husband
• pativallabhā: Karta (Predicate complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati-vallabhā (प्रातिपदिक; पति + वल्लभा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय (predicate nominative)

Speaker

Sūta (implied continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Jayā-kṛta-kuṇḍa (near Gaurī-kuṇḍa)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvijāḥ / sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At dawn on tṛtīyā, a woman pilgrim bathes in the kuṇḍa while holding a flower offering; nearby stands a small Gaurī shrine with lamps; symbolic motifs of children and prosperity (cradle, grains, bangles) appear subtly, indicating putra-saubhāgya and marital affection.

Characters & Entities

• Jayā-kuṇḍa (context)
• Tṛtīyā (lunar day)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma integrates household well-being with sacred observance, presenting tīrtha-snana as a support for righteous family life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The kuṇḍa made by Jayā near Gaurī-kuṇḍa in Śrīhāṭakeśvara-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bathing (snāna) on tithis such as Tṛtīyā is highlighted for specific blessings.