Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 17

Devanagari script

या तु वंध्या भवेन्नारी रोगिणी दुर्भगा तथा । तयोक्ता नवमी कार्या ममाग्रे तुष्टिवर्द्धिनी

Transliteration

yā tu vaṃdhyā bhavennārī rogiṇī durbhagā tathā | tayoktā navamī kāryā mamāgre tuṣṭivarddhinī

Translation

जी स्त्री वंध्या असेल, रोगिणी असेल किंवा दुर्भाग्यवती असेल—तिने माझ्या समोर विधिपूर्वक नवमी-व्रत करावे; ते माझी प्रसन्नता व कृपा वाढवते.

Word by Word

• yā: who (woman)
• yā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Nipāta (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधान/विरोध — Particle

• vaṃdhyā: barren
• vaṃdhyā: Karta (Subject complement/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vaṃdhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• bhavet: may be/is
• bhavet: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (भू) (धातu)
• Form: लोट्/विधिलिङ् (सम्भावना/विधान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Optative (vidhiliṅ), 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• nārī: woman
• nārī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• rogiṇī: diseased
• rogiṇī: Karta (Subject complement/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: roginī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• durbhagā: unfortunate
• durbhagā: Karta (Subject complement/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: durbhagā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• tathā: also, likewise
• tathā: Nipāta (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/प्रकार — Indeclinable (also/likewise)

• tayā: by her
• tayā: Karaṇa/Hetu (Means/Agent in passive/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन — Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• uktā: said/declared
• uktā: Kriyā (Predicate/क्रिया-विशेष्य)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (वच्) (धातु)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Past passive participle, Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• navamī: the ninth (lunar day)
• navamī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: navamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• kāryā: should be performed
• kāryā: Kriyā (Obligation/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (कृ) (धातु)
• Form: भाव्य/कर्तव्य (तव्यत्-प्रत्यय), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Gerundive (to be done), Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (अस्मद्) (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6), एकवचन — Genitive, Singular

• agre: in front (of)
• agre: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7), एकवचन — Neuter, Locative, Singular

• tuṣṭi-varddhinī: increasing (my) satisfaction
• tuṣṭi-varddhinī: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tuṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + varddhinī (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तत्पुरुष (तुष्टिं वर्धयति या), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1), एकवचन — Tatpurusha, Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Devī (implied instruction)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsakṣetra (Devī-sannidhi)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Rājā (contextual listener)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A suffering woman approaches the Devī shrine at Prabhāsa, offering flowers and lamp on Navamī, seeking relief from barrenness, disease, and misfortune; the Devī’s gaze conveys favor.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Navamī
• Prabhāsakṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere vrata and devotion to the Goddess are presented as a dhārmic means to transform suffering into grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instruction belongs to Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, implying the Devī’s worship in the Prabhāsa sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performance of a Navamī observance (vrata) before the Goddess, especially for those facing barrenness, illness, or misfortune.