Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 87

Devanagari script

अद्य माघचतुर्दश्यां शुक्लायामपरोऽपि यः । देवीमिमां च संपूज्य जलेऽस्मिन्भक्तिसंयुतः

Transliteration

adya māghacaturdaśyāṃ śuklāyāmaparo'pi yaḥ | devīmimāṃ ca saṃpūjya jale'sminbhaktisaṃyutaḥ

Translation

Aujourd’hui, au quatorzième jour (caturdaśī) de Māgha, durant la quinzaine claire (śukla), quiconque—fût-ce un autre—vénère cette Déesse et, animé de bhakti, (entre) dans ces eaux…

Word by Word

• अद्य: today
• अद्य: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अद्य (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (today)

• माघचतुर्दश्याम्: on Māgha caturdaśī
• माघचतुर्दश्याम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ + चतुर्दशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Loc. sg.); ‘on the fourteenth (tithi) of Māgha’

• शुक्लायाम्: in the bright (fortnight)
• शुक्लायाम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुक्ला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Loc. sg.); पक्षविशेषण (in the bright fortnight)

• अपरः: another person
• अपरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masc., Nom. sg.)

• अपि: also, even
• अपि: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/सम्भावना-अव्यय (also/even)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masc., Nom. sg.)

• देवीम्: the goddess
• देवीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Acc. sg.)

• इमाम्: this
• इमाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Acc. sg.)

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

• संपूज्य: having duly worshipped
• संपूज्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु) + ल्यप् (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त्वान्त/ल्यपन्त अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• जले: in the water
• जले: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Loc. sg.)

• अस्मिन्: in this
• अस्मिन्: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Loc. sg.)

• भक्तिसंयुतः: endowed with devotion
• भक्तिसंयुतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भक्ति + संयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masc., Nom. sg.); ‘endowed with devotion’

Speaker

Tripurāntaka (Śiva), inferred (continuing instruction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Devīkuṇḍa

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A festival-like sacred day at Devīkuṇḍa: devotees gather on Māgha śukla caturdaśī, offering flowers and lamps to the Goddess, then entering the shimmering water with folded hands and focused devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Māgha
• Śukla Caturdaśī
• Devī
• Devīkuṇḍa (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Auspicious calendrical moments (tithi) magnify devotion when paired with goddess-worship at a sanctified tīrtha.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The holy waters associated with Devīkuṇḍa, where Devī-pūjā is to be performed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Devī-pūjā on Māgha Śukla Caturdaśī, connected with a devotional act in the sacred water (snāna/entry implied).