Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

तृतीयायां विशेषेण यावत्संवत्सरं शुभे । सा लभिष्यति सत्कान्तं पुत्रदं सर्वकामदम्

Transliteration

tṛtīyāyāṃ viśeṣeṇa yāvatsaṃvatsaraṃ śubhe | sā labhiṣyati satkāntaṃ putradaṃ sarvakāmadam

Translation

Terutama pada Tṛtīyā (tithi ketiga), wahai yang mujur, bila dijalankan selama setahun penuh, ia akan memperoleh suami mulia, pemberi putra, dan pemenuh segala hasrat.

Word by Word

• तृतीयायाम्: on the third (tithi/day)
• तृतीयायाम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृतीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (locative of time)

• विशेषेण: especially
• विशेषेण: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विशेष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषण-प्रयोग (instrumental used adverbially)

• यावत्: as long as; up to
• यावत्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यावत् (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम-विशेषण)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; परिमाणवाचक-विशेषण

• संवत्सरम्: a year
• संवत्सरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवत्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कालवाचक कर्म

• शुभे: O auspicious (lady)
• शुभे: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/सम्बोधन), एकवचन; स्त्री-सम्बोधन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• लभिष्यति: will obtain
• लभिष्यति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future/लृट्), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• सत्कान्तम्: a good beloved/husband
• सत्कान्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत् (प्रातिपदिक) + कान्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (सत्=उत्तमः + कान्तः=प्रियः)

• पुत्रदम्: granting a son
• पुत्रदम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + द (√दा धातु-आधारित, द-प्रत्यय)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (पुत्रं ददाति इति)

• सर्वकामदम्: granting all desires
• सर्वकामदम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + द (√दा-आधारित)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वान् कामान् ददाति इति)

Speaker

Mahādeva (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee-woman on bright Tṛtīyā performs pūjā with lamps and flowers at a sacred shrine, receiving blessings of saubhāgya and putra.

Characters & Entities

• Tṛtīyā (tithi)
• Mahādeva (Śiva)
• vrata/pūjā (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Disciplined observance over time (a year) is praised as a powerful form of dharma that yields tangible and spiritual fruits.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This line emphasizes a tithi-based observance within a tīrtha-māhātmya chapter; the site is not explicitly named in the verse itself.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A special observance on Tṛtīyā, maintained for one year, associated with worship leading to marriage and progeny-related blessings.