Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 45

Devanagari script

श्रीदेव्युवाच । आश्विनस्य सिते पक्षे महानवमिसंज्ञिते । यो ममाग्रे समागत्य पूजयिष्यति भक्तितः

Transliteration

śrīdevyuvāca | āśvinasya site pakṣe mahānavamisaṃjñite | yo mamāgre samāgatya pūjayiṣyati bhaktitaḥ

Translation

برکت والی دیوی نے فرمایا: ‘آشوِن کے شُکل پکش کی مہانَوَمی کے دن، جو کوئی میرے حضور آ کر بھکتی سے پوجا کرے—’

Word by Word

• śrī-devī-uvāca: Śrī Devī said
• śrī-devī-uvāca: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: śrī + devī (प्रातिपदिक) + vac (धातु)
• Form: सम्बोधन-शीर्षक; 'uvāca' लिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद. पूर्वपद 'śrī-devī' कर्मधारय (श्रीश्च सा देवी)

• āśvinasya: of Āśvina (month)
• āśvinasya: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśvina (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन; मासवाचक

• site: in the bright (white)
• site: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; 'pakṣe' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• pakṣe: fortnight
• pakṣe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• mahā-navami-saṃjñite: called Mahānavamī
• mahā-navami-saṃjñite: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā + navamī + saṃjñita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; 'pakṣe' इत्यस्य विशेषणम्; समासः—नवमी-साṃjñितः (नाम्ना) इति तत्पुरुष, पूर्वपद 'mahā' उपपद-विशेषण

• yaḥ: he who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक-सर्वनाम

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• agre: in front (of me)
• agre: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; स्थानवाचक

• samāgatya: having come/assembled
• samāgatya: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: gam (धातु) + sam- + ā- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• pūjayiṣyati: will worship
• pūjayiṣyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• bhaktitaḥ: with devotion / devoutly
• bhaktitaḥ: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त-अव्यय (ablatival adverb)

Speaker

Śrī Devī (Goddess)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The Goddess speaks, prescribing Mahānavamī worship: devotees approach her sanctum with offerings during the bright autumn festival atmosphere.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Devī
• Āśvina (month)
• Mahānavamī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred time (kāla) and sacred place (tīrtha) together intensify devotion, making worship on appointed days especially potent.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Devī’s presence at the Sarasvatī-taṭa Śākambharī/Durgā installation site is the implied locus for ‘coming before Me’.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Devī-pūjā performed with bhakti on Mahānavamī (Āśvina śukla pakṣa).