Shloka 52

चित्रसेनगन्धर्वैः कौरवसंनिपातः

Citrasena and the Kaurava engagement

Devanagari script

श्रीजुष्ट: पठचमीं स्कन्दस्तस्माच्छीपज्चमी स्मृता । षष्ठ्यां कृतार्थो5भूद्‌ यस्मात्‌ तस्मात्‌ षष्ठी महातिथि:,पंचमी तिथिको स्कन्ददेव श्री अर्थात्‌ शोभासे सेवित हुए, इसलिये उस तिथिको श्रीपड्चमी कहते हैं और षष्ठीको कृतार्थ हुए थे, इसलिये षप्ठी महातिथि मानी गयी

Word by Word

श्रीजुष्टःhonoured/served by Śrī (prosperity)

पञ्चमीम्the fifth (tithi/day)

स्कन्दःSkanda

तस्मात्therefore/from that

श्रीपञ्चमीthe tithi called Śrīpañcamī

स्मृताis remembered/called

षष्ठ्याम्on the sixth (tithi)

कृतार्थःfulfilled/successful

अभूत्became/was

यस्मात्because/from which

तस्मात्therefore/from that

षष्ठीthe sixth (tithi)

महातिथिःa great tithi (auspicious day)

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes