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

ततः कतिपयाहस्य सा योगसंयुता जाता। या तृतीया यथोक्ता, सा देवी पुरा द्विजान् प्रति प्रोक्ता।

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.