Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन स्त्रीभिः सौभाग्यकारणात् । जलयन्त्रं विधातव्यं ज्येष्ठे गौर्याः प्रयत्नतः

Transliteration

tasmātsarvaprayatnena strībhiḥ saubhāgyakāraṇāt | jalayantraṃ vidhātavyaṃ jyeṣṭhe gauryāḥ prayatnataḥ

Translation

C’est pourquoi, pour la prospérité et l’heureuse destinée, les femmes doivent, de tous leurs efforts, préparer le jalayantra pour Gaurī, surtout au mois de Jyeṣṭha, avec ferveur et vigilance.

Word by Word

• तस्मात्: therefore; from that (reason)
• तस्मात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात/सम्बन्धसूचक), अपादानार्थे/हेतौ; ‘therefore/from that (reason)’

• सर्वप्रयत्नेन: with every effort
• सर्वप्रयत्नेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्व + प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; साधन/प्रकारे ‘with all effort’

• स्त्रीभिः: by women
• स्त्रीभिः: Karta (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• सौभाग्यकारणात्: for (the sake of) good fortune
• सौभाग्यकारणात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभाग्य + कारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/अपादान), एकवचन; हेतौ ‘because of/for the sake of good fortune’

• जलयन्त्रम्: a water-device (jalayantra)
• जलयन्त्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल + यन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• विधातव्यम्: should be made/arranged
• विधातव्यम्: Vidhi (Obligation/विधि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + धा (धातु) → विधातव्य (कृत्य-प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृत्य (तव्यत्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; विधेयता/आवश्यकता ‘is to be made/should be arranged’

• ज्येष्ठे: in (the month of) Jyeṣṭha
• ज्येष्ठे: Adhikarana (Location/Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; मास-नाम्नि ‘in Jyeṣṭha (month)’

• गौर्याः: of Gaurī
• गौर्याः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन

• प्रयत्नतः: earnestly; with effort
• प्रयत्नतः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त), प्रकारे ‘with effort/earnestly’

Speaker

Sūta (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Women in a tīrtha precinct carefully set a jalayantra above a Gaurī icon, letting cool water drip in steady rhythm during the heat of Jyeṣṭha; attendants carry pots, flowers, and bilva/lotus offerings.

Characters & Entities

• Gaurī
• Jyeṣṭha
• Jalayantra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma emphasizes simple but sincere observances undertaken at the proper sacred time.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Gaurī Pañcapiṇḍikā tīrtha where the jalayantra rite is recommended.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A directive to set up the jalayantra for Gaurī in the month of Jyeṣṭha to obtain saubhāgya.