Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

तस्या दर्शनमात्रेण नारी सौभाग्यमामुयात् । ज्येष्ठे मासि सिते पक्षे वृषस्थे च दिवाकरे

Transliteration

tasyā darśanamātreṇa nārī saubhāgyamāmuyāt | jyeṣṭhe māsi site pakṣe vṛṣasthe ca divākare

Translation

Par sa seule vision, une femme obtient la bonne fortune auspicious—surtout au mois de Jyeṣṭha, durant la quinzaine claire, lorsque le Soleil est en Vṛṣabha (Taureau).

Word by Word

• tasyāḥ: of her
• tasyāḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, षष्ठी विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध (of her)

• darśanamātreṇa: by mere sight (of her)
• darśanamātreṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: darśana-mātra (प्रातिपदिक; दर्शन + मात्र)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; करण (by mere seeing)

• nārī: a woman
• nārī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्ता

• saubhāgyam: good fortune; auspiciousness
• saubhāgyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saubhāgya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्म

• āmuyāt: would obtain; may attain
• āmuyāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-mu (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• jyeṣṭhe: in (the month of) Jyeṣṭha
• jyeṣṭhe: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: jyeṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; मास-विशेषण (in Jyeṣṭha)

• māsi: in the month
• māsi: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरण (time)

• site: in the bright (fortnight)
• site: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; पक्ष-विशेषण (bright/white)

• pakṣe: in the fortnight
• pakṣe: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरण (time)

• vṛṣasthe: when (the sun) is in Taurus
• vṛṣasthe: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vṛṣa-stha (प्रातिपदिक; वृष + स्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; दिवाकर-विशेषण (sun being in Taurus)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय

• divākare: when the sun (is so placed)
• divākare: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: divākara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन; अधिकरण (time/astral condition)

Speaker

Sūta (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pañcapiṇḍikā-Gaurī

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis (assembly)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Women pilgrims approach Pañcapiṇḍikā-Gaurī for darśana during Jyeṣṭha śukla; the sky shows a bright sun-sign motif of Vṛṣabha; offerings of turmeric, vermilion, flowers, and lamps.

Characters & Entities

• Gaurī Pañcapiṇḍikā
• Sun (Divākara)
• Jyeṣṭha month

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Darśana at the right sacred time (kāla) amplifies the fruit of devotion and brings auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The shrine/tīrtha of Gaurī Pañcapiṇḍikā described in Nāgara-khaṇḍa, Tīrtha-māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Timing guidance: worship/visit in Jyeṣṭha month, bright fortnight, when the Sun transits Taurus (vṛṣa).