Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

मनोरथप्रदानाय जायते नात्र संशयः । गुरुवारे समायाते चातुर्मास्ये तथैव च

Transliteration

manorathapradānāya jāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ | guruvāre samāyāte cāturmāsye tathaiva ca

Translation

മനോരഥങ്ങൾ നൽകാൻ ഇത് തീർച്ചയായും ഫലപ്രദമാണ്—ഇതിൽ സംശയമില്ല. പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് വ്യാഴാഴ്ച വന്നാൽ, അതുപോലെ പുണ്യമായ ചാതുർമാസ്യകാലത്തും.

Word by Word

• मनोरथप्रदानाय: for granting desired wishes
• मनोरथप्रदानाय: Sampradana (Recipient/Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनोरथ (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रदान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थे दत्तिविभक्ति (Dative of purpose)

• जायते: arises/occurs
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; भावे/कर्तरि प्रयोगः (is born/arises)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-अव्यय (negative particle)

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb: here)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन

• गुरुवारे: on Thursday
• गुरुवारे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरुवार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; कालाधिकरणे (locative of time)

• समायाते: when (it) has come/arrived
• समायाते: Adhikarana (Time qualifier/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-या (धातु) → समायात (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; 'गुरुवारे' इति विशेषणम्

• चातुर्मास्ये: in the Cāturmāsya period
• चातुर्मास्ये: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चातुर्मास्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; कालाधिकरणे

• तथा: thus/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Modifier/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus/so)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle: indeed/just)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction: and)

Speaker

Narratorial voice within Brahma–Nārada dialogue (deduced from adhyāya colophon context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims arrive on a Thursday during Cāturmāsya; the sacred tree/shrine is decorated; devotees make vows and offer lamps, flowers, and food; monsoon clouds suggest the season’s sanctity.

Characters & Entities

• Cāturmāsya
• Guru-vāra (Thursday/Bṛhaspati’s day)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right timing joined with devotion—especially in Cāturmāsya—intensifies spiritual results and supports wish-fulfilment aligned with dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The surrounding narrative praises the Hāṭakeśvara-kṣetra and its observances during Cāturmāsya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observance and worship during Cāturmāsya, with special emphasis on Guru-vāra (Thursday).