Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

या तत्र कुरुते स्नानं तृतीयादिवसेऽबला । सुतसौभाग्यसंपन्ना सा भवेत्पतिवल्लभा

Transliteration

yā tatra kurute snānaṃ tṛtīyādivase'balā | sutasaubhāgyasaṃpannā sā bhavetpativallabhā

Translation

അവിടെ തൃതീയാദി ദിവസങ്ങളിൽ സ്നാനം ചെയ്യുന്ന സ്ത്രീ പുത്രസൗഭാഗ്യസമ്പന്നയായി ഭർത്താവിന് അത്യന്തം പ്രിയയായിത്തീരും।

Word by Word

• yā: who (the woman who)
• yā: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक; यद्-सर्वनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, देशवाचक

• kurute: does/performs
• kurute: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• snānam: bathing
• snānam: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• tṛtīyādivase: on the third day and following days
• tṛtīyādivase: Adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tṛtīyā-ādi-divasa (प्रातिपदिक; तृतीया + आदि + दिवस)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण (time-locative)

• abalā: woman (lit. the weak one)
• abalā: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: abalā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता/विशेष्य (the woman)

• suta-saubhāgya-saṃpannā: endowed with children and good fortune
• suta-saubhāgya-saṃpannā: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: suta-saubhāgya-saṃpanna (प्रातिपदिक; सुत + सौभाग्य + सम्पन्न)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying) सा/अबला

• sā: she
• sā: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक; तद्-सर्वनाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता

• bhavet: would become
• bhavet: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• pativallabhā: beloved of her husband
• pativallabhā: Karta (Predicate complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pati-vallabhā (प्रातिपदिक; पति + वल्लभा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विधेय (predicate nominative)

Speaker

Sūta (implied continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Jayā-kṛta-kuṇḍa (near Gaurī-kuṇḍa)

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvijāḥ / sages

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At dawn on tṛtīyā, a woman pilgrim bathes in the kuṇḍa while holding a flower offering; nearby stands a small Gaurī shrine with lamps; symbolic motifs of children and prosperity (cradle, grains, bangles) appear subtly, indicating putra-saubhāgya and marital affection.

Characters & Entities

• Jayā-kuṇḍa (context)
• Tṛtīyā (lunar day)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma integrates household well-being with sacred observance, presenting tīrtha-snana as a support for righteous family life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The kuṇḍa made by Jayā near Gaurī-kuṇḍa in Śrīhāṭakeśvara-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Bathing (snāna) on tithis such as Tṛtīyā is highlighted for specific blessings.