Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 36

Devanagari script

माघमासे तृतीयायां शुक्लायां ये समाहिताः । सप्तजन्मांतराण्येव भविष्यन्ति सुखान्विताः

Transliteration

māghamāse tṛtīyāyāṃ śuklāyāṃ ye samāhitāḥ | saptajanmāṃtarāṇyeva bhaviṣyanti sukhānvitāḥ

Translation

Ang mga nananatiling payapa ang loob at taimtim sa ikatlong araw ng maliwanag na kalahati ng buwan sa buwan ng Māgha ay tatamasahin ang kaginhawahan sa pitong sunod-sunod na buhay.

Word by Word

• माघमासे: in the month of Māgha
• माघमासे: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ + मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; माघस्य मासः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• तृतीयायाम्: on the third (tithi)
• तृतीयायाम्: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृतीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक

• शुक्लायाम्: in the bright (fortnight)
• शुक्लायाम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुक्ल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; विशेषण (तृतीयायाम्)

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धि-सर्वनाम

• समाहिताः: composed / concentrated
• समाहिताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्-आ-धा (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; भूतकृत् (past passive participle); विशेषण (ये)

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या; विशेषण (जन्मान्तराणि)

• जन्मान्तराणि: other births / successive births
• जन्मान्तराणि: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्म + अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; जन्मनः अन्तरम् (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• एव: indeed / only
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक निपात (particle of emphasis)

• भविष्यन्ति: will be
• भविष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• सुखान्विताः: endowed with happiness
• सुखान्विताः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख + अन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √अन्वि/अनु-इ + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; विशेषण; सुखेन अन्विताः (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Devāḥ (the gods)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda tīrtha (Māgha-tṛtīyā observance)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī; King as frame-listener

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Dawn in Māgha: pilgrims with calm faces perform snāna and worship on the bright third tithi; a lunar motif (waxing moon) appears above the peak, indicating śukla tṛtīyā; the scene emphasizes serenity and discipline.

Characters & Entities

• Devāḥ
• Māgha (month)
• Śukla-tṛtīyā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Time-sanctified devotion—performed with concentration—bears long-reaching karmic fruit across many births.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The observance is framed within the Īśānī-śikhara/Arbuda sacred landscape described in this chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A focused observance on Māgha month, bright fortnight, third tithi (Śukla-tṛtīyā), implying worship/discipline with a steady mind.