Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

तथा शिवस्य चाष्टम्यां चैत्रशुक्ले विशेषतः । चतुर्दश्यां महाभाग तव स्नेहान्न संशयः

Transliteration

tathā śivasya cāṣṭamyāṃ caitraśukle viśeṣataḥ | caturdaśyāṃ mahābhāga tava snehānna saṃśayaḥ

Translation

அதேபோல் சிவனுக்காகவும்—சிறப்பாக சைத்ர சுக்ல அஷ்டமியில். மேலும் சதுர்தசியிலும், ஓ மகாபாகா, உம்மீது உள்ள அன்பினால்—இதில் ஐயமில்லை.

Word by Word

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Discourse/Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (connector/adverb: 'likewise')

• शिवस्य: of Śiva
• शिवस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• अष्टम्याम्: on the eighth (lunar day)
• अष्टम्याम्: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• चैत्रशुक्ले: in the bright fortnight of Caitra
• चैत्रशुक्ले: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चैत्र + शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (चैत्रे शुक्ले पक्षे)

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय (adverb: 'especially')

• चतुर्दश्याम्: on the fourteenth (lunar day)
• चतुर्दश्याम्: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्दशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• महाभाग: O greatly fortunate one
• महाभाग: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (महान् भागः यस्य)

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• स्नेहात्: from affection
• स्नेहात्: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source/हेतु/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नेह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Negation (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

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

Speaker

Brāhmaṇas (continuing reply)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Bhīṣma (addressed as mahābhāga)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brāhmaṇas specify Śiva’s special days: Caitra śukla Aṣṭamī and Caturdaśī; a Śiva shrine with liṅga, bilva leaves, and lamps suggests night worship; the tone is affectionate and assured.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Caitra (Śukla Pakṣa)
• Aṣṭamī
• Caturdaśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion is strengthened by observing Śiva’s worship on auspicious tithis, expressing loyalty and reverence through disciplined timing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The statement belongs to the ongoing tīrtha narrative in Nāgara Khaṇḍa; the place is the setting where these Śiva-related observances are to be performed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Special emphasis on Śiva worship during Caitra bright-fortnight Aṣṭamī and also on Caturdaśī (commonly associated with Śiva observances).