Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

माघशुक्लतृतीयायां या ऽत्र स्नानं करिष्यति । नारी सा मत्प्रसादेन लप्स्यते वांछितं फलम्

Transliteration

māghaśuklatṛtīyāyāṃ yā 'tra snānaṃ kariṣyati | nārī sā matprasādena lapsyate vāṃchitaṃ phalam

Translation

Au troisième jour lunaire de la quinzaine claire de Māgha, toute femme qui se baignera ici obtiendra, par ma grâce, le fruit qu’elle désire.

Word by Word

• māgha: of Māgha (month)
• māgha: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māgha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; (समासे पूर्वपद)

• śukla: bright (fortnight)
• śukla: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śukla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; (समासे मध्यपद) ‘bright (fortnight)’

• tṛtīyāyām: on the third (lunar day)
• tṛtīyāyām: Adhikarana (Time locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tṛtīyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; (समासान्ते)

• yā: who (she who)
• yā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• snānam: bath
• snānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• kariṣyati: will do
• kariṣyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• nārī: a woman
• nārī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

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

• mat: my
• mat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-सम्बन्धे (genitival) सर्वनाम-पूर्वपद; (समासे) ‘my’

• prasādena: by grace
• prasādena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• lapsyate: will obtain
• lapsyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• vāṃchitam: desired
• vāṃchitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāṃchita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; phalam इति विशेष्ये

• phalam: fruit, result
• phalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Śrī Devī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Viṣakanyā (and by extension future women pilgrims)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Women pilgrims at dawn on Māgha-śukla-tṛtīyā bathe in a sacred water spot near the āśrama; Devī’s presence is felt as a protective radiance; offerings and lamps line the bank.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Devī
• Māgha Śukla Tṛtīyā
• Women pilgrims

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace is closely linked with sacred time and place; bathing with faith on the stated tithi brings fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The “here” indicates the chapter’s Devī-associated tīrtha/āśrama bathing spot, praised for granting desired results.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bath) at this tīrtha on Māgha Śukla Tṛtīyā, especially for women seeking boons.