Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

तामेषा वत्सरं यावच्छ्रद्धया परया युता । सदा पूजयतु प्रीत्या तृतीयायां विशेषतः

Transliteration

tāmeṣā vatsaraṃ yāvacchraddhayā parayā yutā | sadā pūjayatu prītyā tṛtīyāyāṃ viśeṣataḥ

Translation

この少女は至上の信（シュラッダー）を具えて、満一年のあいだ常に愛をもって女神を礼拝せよ。とりわけ月の第三日トリティーヤーには殊更に供養すべし。

Word by Word

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• एषा: this (woman)
• एषा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• वत्सरम्: for a year
• वत्सरम्: Kala-adhikarana (Time extent/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कालपरिमाणवाचकः (accusative of duration)

• यावत्: as long as / until
• यावत्: Sambandha (Limit marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यावत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; परिमाण/अवधिवाचकः (until/as long as)

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• परया: supreme/utmost
• परया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (qualifying श्रद्धया)

• युता: endowed (with)
• युता: Karta (Predicate adjective/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युज् (धातु) → युत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः (endowed/connected)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; नित्यत्ववाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम् (adverb of time)

• पूजयतु: let (her/one) worship
• पूजयतु: Vidhi (Injunctive/विधि)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकारः (imperative), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• प्रीत्या: with affection/joy
• प्रीत्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन

• तृतीयायाम्: on the third (tithi)
• तृतीयायाम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृतीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; तिथिवाचकः (on the third lunar day)

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; प्रकार/विशेषवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम् (especially)

Speaker

Sage (instructor)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra (Gaurī-sthāna)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A young girl devotee performs daily worship before Gaurī and the pañca-piṇḍas; on tṛtīyā the shrine is more ornate—extra lamps, garlands, and offerings; the calendar cycle is suggested through seasonal motifs.

Characters & Entities

• Gaurī
• tṛtīyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady devotion over time, anchored in faith and love, is portrayed as the sure path to auspicious fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The worship is to be performed in connection with Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra where Gaurī is established.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A year-long Gaurī worship, with special observance on the tṛtīyā (third lunar day).