Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 80

Devanagari script

पञ्चमी नागराजस्य कुमारस्य च षष्ठिका । भानोश्च सप्तमी ज्ञेया नवमी चण्डिकाप्रिया

Transliteration

pañcamī nāgarājasya kumārasya ca ṣaṣṭhikā | bhānośca saptamī jñeyā navamī caṇḍikāpriyā

Translation

پنجمی تِتھی ناگ راج کی ہے؛ شَشٹھی کُمار (سکند) کی۔ سَپتمی بھانو (سورج) کی جانی جائے، اور نَومی چندیکا دیوی کو نہایت پیاری ہے۔

Word by Word

• pañcamī: the fifth (tithi)
• pañcamī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañcamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तिथिनाम (tithi-name)

• nāgarājasya: of the king of nāgas
• nāgarājasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nāga-rāja (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (nāga + rāja)

• kumārasya: of Kumāra (Kārttikeya)
• kumārasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kumāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• ṣaṣṭhikā: the sixth (tithi)
• ṣaṣṭhikā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ṣaṣṭhikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तिथिनाम

• bhānoḥ: of the Sun
• bhānoḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhānu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• saptamī: the seventh (tithi)
• saptamī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saptamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तिथिनाम

• jñeyā: is to be known
• jñeyā: Vidhi (Injunctive predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: jñā (धातु) + ya (कृत्)
• Form: कृदन्तः—भाव्य/विधेय (gerundive), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अर्थः ‘ज्ञातव्या/विज्ञेया’ (to be known)

• navamī: the ninth (tithi)
• navamī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: navamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तिथिनाम

• caṇḍikāpriyā: dear to Caṇḍikā
• caṇḍikāpriyā: Viśeṣaṇa (Adjectival qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: caṇḍikā-priyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (caṇḍikāyāḥ priyā)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra-kṣetra (Kedāranātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sage in Kedāra instructs pilgrims on a tithi-wheel, pointing to Pañcamī, Ṣaṣṭhī, Saptamī, Navamī, each with its presiding deity icon: Nāga-king, Kumāra with spear, Sūrya with lotuses, Caṇḍikā with weapons.

Characters & Entities

• Nāgarāja
• Kumāra (Skanda)
• Bhānu (Sūrya)
• Caṇḍikā
• Pañcamī
• Ṣaṣṭhī
• Saptamī
• Navamī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Different divine powers are approached through different sacred days, teaching orderly devotion and time-conscious dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse is not site-specific; it provides a devotional calendar within the Kedāra Khaṇḍa framework.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observe deity-specific worship or vratas on Pañcamī (Nāgarāja), Ṣaṣṭhī (Kumāra), Saptamī (Sūrya), and Navamī (Caṇḍikā).