Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

यो महानवमीसंज्ञे दिवसे श्रद्धयान्वितः । ताभ्यां समाचरेत्पूजां स सदा स्यादकण्टकी

Transliteration

yo mahānavamīsaṃjñe divase śraddhayānvitaḥ | tābhyāṃ samācaretpūjāṃ sa sadā syādakaṇṭakī

Translation

Barangsiapa pada hari yang disebut Mahānavamī, dengan penuh śraddhā, melaksanakan pemujaan kepada kedua Dewa itu, ia senantiasa hidup tanpa duri—bebas dari kesusahan dan rintangan.

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-सर्वनाम

• महानवमीसंज्ञे: named 'Mahānavamī'
• महानवमीसंज्ञे: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महानवमी + संज्ञा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative); एकवचन; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष/कर्मधारयार्थ (महानवमी-नाम्नि) विशेषण (qualifying 'दिवसे')

• दिवसे: on the day
• दिवसे: Adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative); एकवचन

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental); एकवचन

• अन्वितः: endowed (with)
• अन्वितः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्वित (कृदन्त; √अनु-इ)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying 'यः')

• ताभ्याम्: by/with those two (tithis)
• ताभ्याम्: Karana (Instrument/Means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental); द्विवचन; (पूर्वोक्त-तिथ्योः)

• समाचरेत्: should perform
• समाचरेत्: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-चर् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/Potential); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• पूजाम्: worship
• पूजाम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana (Temporal/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक-अव्यय

• स्यात्: would be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative/Potential); प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person); एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• अकण्टकी: free from obstacles/thorns
• अकण्टकी: Visheshya-Predicate (Complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अ + कण्टकिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative); एकवचन; नञ्-समासार्थ (negation prefix); विशेषण (predicate adjective of 'सः')

Speaker

Sūta (deduced from surrounding narrative style in Tīrthamāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ambāvṛddhā (within Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Mahānavamī day: a decorated shrine with red cloth, flowers, and lamps; a devotee performs pūjā to two sacred presences, while the atmosphere suggests protection and the clearing of thorns/obstacles from one’s path.

Characters & Entities

• Mahānavamī
• Ambāvṛddhā (contextual)
• Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (contextual)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faithful worship performed on an auspicious sacred day removes obstacles and establishes well-being.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to the Ambāvṛddhā Māhātmya within the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra narrative of the Nāgara Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform pūjā (worship) on the Mahānavamī day, with śraddhā (faith), to the referenced pair of divinities.