Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 83

Devanagari script

माघशुक्लतृतीयायां या ऽत्र स्नानं करिष्यति । नारी सा मत्प्रसादेन लप्स्यते वांछितं फलम्

Transliteration

māghaśuklatṛtīyāyāṃ yā 'tra snānaṃ kariṣyati | nārī sā matprasādena lapsyate vāṃchitaṃ phalam

Translation

ในวันตฤติยาแห่งปักษ์สว่างเดือนมาฆะ สตรีใดมาสรงสนาน ณ ที่นี้ นางจักได้ผลอันปรารถนาโดยพระกรุณาของเรา

Word by Word

• māgha: of Māgha (month)
• māgha: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māgha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; (समासे पूर्वपद)

• śukla: bright (fortnight)
• śukla: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śukla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; (समासे मध्यपद) ‘bright (fortnight)’

• tṛtīyāyām: on the third (lunar day)
• tṛtīyāyām: Adhikarana (Time locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tṛtīyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; (समासान्ते)

• yā: who (she who)
• yā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative)

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक

• snānam: bath
• snānam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• kariṣyati: will do
• kariṣyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• nārī: a woman
• nārī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• mat: my
• mat: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-सम्बन्धे (genitival) सर्वनाम-पूर्वपद; (समासे) ‘my’

• prasādena: by grace
• prasādena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• lapsyate: will obtain
• lapsyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• vāṃchitam: desired
• vāṃchitam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāṃchita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: विशेषण; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; phalam इति विशेष्ये

• phalam: fruit, result
• phalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Śrī Devī

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Viṣakanyā (and by extension future women pilgrims)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Women pilgrims at dawn on Māgha-śukla-tṛtīyā bathe in a sacred water spot near the āśrama; Devī’s presence is felt as a protective radiance; offerings and lamps line the bank.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Devī
• Māgha Śukla Tṛtīyā
• Women pilgrims

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Divine grace is closely linked with sacred time and place; bathing with faith on the stated tithi brings fulfillment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The “here” indicates the chapter’s Devī-associated tīrtha/āśrama bathing spot, praised for granting desired results.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bath) at this tīrtha on Māgha Śukla Tṛtīyā, especially for women seeking boons.