Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

मनोरथप्रदानाय जायते नात्र संशयः । गुरुवारे समायाते चातुर्मास्ये तथैव च

Transliteration

manorathapradānāya jāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ | guruvāre samāyāte cāturmāsye tathaiva ca

Translation

Sans nul doute, cela advient pour accorder les vœux chéris du cœur. Et plus encore lorsque vient le jeudi, et de même durant la sainte saison de Cāturmāsya.

Word by Word

• मनोरथप्रदानाय: for granting desired wishes
• मनोरथप्रदानाय: Sampradana (Recipient/Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनोरथ (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रदान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे दत्तिविभक्ति (Dative of purpose)

• जायते: arises/occurs
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; भावे/कर्तरि प्रयोगः (is born/arises)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: here)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• गुरुवारे: on Thursday
• गुरुवारे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरुवार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; कालाधिकरणे (locative of time)

• समायाते: when (it) has come/arrived
• समायाते: Adhikarana (Time qualifier/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-या (धातु) → समायात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; 'गुरुवारे' इति विशेषणम्

• चातुर्मास्ये: in the Cāturmāsya period
• चातुर्मास्ये: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चातुर्मास्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; कालाधिकरणे

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus/so)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle: indeed/just)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction: and)

Speaker

Narratorial voice within Brahma–Nārada dialogue (deduced from adhyāya colophon context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims arrive on a Thursday during Cāturmāsya; the sacred tree/shrine is decorated; devotees make vows and offer lamps, flowers, and food; monsoon clouds suggest the season’s sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Cāturmāsya
• Guru-vāra (Thursday/Bṛhaspati’s day)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right timing joined with devotion—especially in Cāturmāsya—intensifies spiritual results and supports wish-fulfilment aligned with dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The surrounding narrative praises the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra and its observances during Cāturmāsya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observance and worship during Cāturmāsya, with special emphasis on Guru-vāra (Thursday).