Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

न दौर्भाग्यं स्त्रियश्चैव न वैधव्यं कदाचन । स्नात्वा गौरीतीर्थवरे सर्वान्कामानवाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

na daurbhāgyaṃ striyaścaiva na vaidhavyaṃ kadācana | snātvā gaurītīrthavare sarvānkāmānavāpnuyāt

Translation

ସ୍ତ୍ରୀମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଦୌର୍ଭାଗ୍ୟ ନାହିଁ, କେବେ ବି ବୈଧବ୍ୟ ନୁହେଁ। ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ଗୌରୀ-ତୀର୍ଥରେ ସ୍ନାନ କଲେ ସମସ୍ତ କାମନା ପୂରଣ ହୁଏ।

Word by Word

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

• daurbhāgyam: misfortune
• daurbhāgyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: daurbhāgya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• striyaḥ: women
• striyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: strī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन

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

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

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

• vaidhavyam: widowhood
• vaidhavyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaidhavya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन

• kadācana: ever/at any time
• kadācana: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kadācana (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• snātvā: having bathed
• snātvā: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: snā (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (absolutive/gerund), धातु: स्ना (स्नाने)

• gaurītīrthavare: in the excellent Gaurī-tīrtha
• gaurītīrthavare: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaurī + tīrtha + vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (तīrtha), सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; समास: गौरी-तीर्थ-वर (श्रेष्ठं गौरीतीर्थम्)

• sarvān: all
• sarvān: Karma (Qualifier of object/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (कामाान्)

• kāmān: desires
• kāmān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• avāpnuyāt: may obtain
• avāpnuyāt: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ava-āp (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; धातु: आप् (प्राप्तौ) उपसर्ग: अव

Speaker

Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator within Dvārakā Māhātmya; specific speaker not explicit in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gaurī-tīrtha (Gaurī-saras)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Women devotees perform snāna at Gaurī-tīrtha, offering red flowers and kumkuma; the atmosphere conveys protection from misfortune and the granting of heartfelt wishes.

Characters & Entities

• Gaurī-tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faithful engagement with tīrtha-dharma is portrayed as supporting auspiciousness, protection, and fulfillment of rightful aims.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Gaurī-tīrtha (the foremost tīrtha of Gaurī) at Dvārakā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (bathing) at Gaurī-tīrtha as a devotional observance for auspicious results.