Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 13

Devanagari script

ततः कतिपयाहस्य जाता सा योगसंयुता । तृतीया या यथोक्ता च तया देव्या पुरा द्विजाः

Transliteration

tataḥ katipayāhasya jātā sā yogasaṃyutā | tṛtīyā yā yathoktā ca tayā devyā purā dvijāḥ

Translation

Kemudian, setelah beberapa hari, dia pun menjadi bersatu dengan daya yoga. Dan ‘tithi ketiga’ itu—sebagaimana telah disebut—pada zaman dahulu telah diumumkan oleh Dewi kepada para dvija (yang dua kali lahir).

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (thereafter)

• कतिपयाहस्य: of a few days
• कतिपयाहस्य: Sambandha (Genitive time-span)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कतिपय + अहस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; कालपरिमाण (of some days)

• जाता: was born/appeared
• जाता: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकालिक कृदन्त (past participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• योगसंयुता: endowed with yoga
• योगसंयुता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: योग + संयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying sā)

• तृतीया: Tṛtīyā (the third)
• तृतीया: Karta (Apposition/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृतीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• या: who/which
• या: Karta (Relative subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• यथोक्ता: as previously stated
• यथोक्ता: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: यथा (अव्यय) + उक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (as-said)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• तया: by her
• तया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• देव्या: by the goddess
• देव्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• पुरा: formerly
• पुरा: Adhikarana (Temporal/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (formerly)

• द्विजाः: O twice-born (brāhmaṇas)
• द्विजाः: Sambodhana/Addressed group (Vocative sense in narration)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ṛṣis/assembly (implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: After days of practice, Karṇotpalā’s aura subtly brightens—sign of yoga; sages recall the ancient proclamation of the tṛtīyā rule by Devī.

Characters & Entities

• Devī (Goddess)
• Dwijas (twice-born)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic observances mature over time; sustained practice leads to inner strength (yoga-saṃyoga) and aligns one with ancient, revealed dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader chapter is a tīrtha-glorification, but this verse references a tithi teaching rather than naming the site.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observance connected with the Tṛtīyā (third lunar day), indicated as an established rule taught by Devī.