Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 78

Devanagari script

त्रिभिर्दिनैस्त्रिभिः पक्षैस्त्रिभिर्मासैस्त्रिभिः समैः । अत्युग्रपुण्यपापानां मानेन फलमश्नुते

Transliteration

tribhirdinaistribhiḥ pakṣaistribhirmāsaistribhiḥ samaiḥ | atyugrapuṇyapāpānāṃ mānena phalamaśnute

Translation

ภายในสามวัน สามปักษ์ สามเดือน หรือสามปี—ตามประมาณแห่งบุญหรือบาปอันรุนแรงยิ่ง—ย่อมได้รับผลและเสวยผลนั้น

Word by Word

• त्रिभिः: with three
• त्रिभिः: Karana (Measure/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural (numeral)

• दिनैः: days
• दिनैः: Karana (Measure/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• त्रिभिः: with three
• त्रिभिः: Karana (Measure/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• पक्षैः: fortnights
• पक्षैः: Karana (Measure/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• त्रिभिः: with three
• त्रिभिः: Karana (Measure/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• मासैः: months
• मासैः: Karana (Measure/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• त्रिभिः: with three
• त्रिभिः: Karana (Measure/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि (संख्याप्रातिपदिक)
• Form: त्रिलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• समैः: years
• समैः: Karana (Measure/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Instrumental plural (सम = वर्ष)

• अत्युग्रपुण्यपापानाम्: of extremely intense merits and sins
• अत्युग्रपुण्यपापानाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अति (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + उग्र (प्रातिपदिक) + पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Genitive plural; समासः—बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (अति-उग्रे पुण्ये पापे च येषाम्/तत्सम्बन्धिनाम्)

• मानेन: by measure/according to measure
• मानेन: Karana (Means/Measure/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• अश्नुते: obtains/enjoys
• अश्नुते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Narrative instructor voice (identity not explicit)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A symbolic time-wheel divided into four arcs labeled: 3 days, 3 fortnights, 3 months, 3 years; on one side bright merit motifs (lotus, lamp), on the other dark sin motifs (smoke, thorns), all under the gaze of a calm liṅga.

Characters & Entities

• Puṇya
• Pāpa
• Karma

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Karmic fruition may be swift or delayed, and its timing corresponds to the intensity of one’s merit or wrongdoing.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No tīrtha is named; the verse provides a general doctrine of karmic timing.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No specific rite is prescribed; it states the timeframe in which results may manifest.