Skanda Purana — Kashi Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

मनोरथतृतीयायाश्चरणेन भविष्यति । तत्प्राप्तये व्रतं वक्ष्ये तद्विधेहि यथोदितम्

Transliteration

manorathatṛtīyāyāścaraṇena bhaviṣyati | tatprāptaye vrataṃ vakṣye tadvidhehi yathoditam

Translation

此事将因修行“满愿第三日”（Manoratha-tṛtīyā）而成就。为得其果，我将宣说此誓愿；你当依所说之法如实奉行。

Word by Word

• मनोरथतृतीयायाः: of the third (day/observance) of the vow called 'Manoratha'
• मनोरथतृतीयायाः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनोरथ-तृतीया (प्रातिपदिक; मनोरथ + तृतीया)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• चरणेन: by the performance/step (i.e., by observing)
• चरणेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will happen/come to be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्: that (its)
• तत्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-सम्बन्धे (as determiner), एकवचन (in compound)

• प्राप्तये: for attaining (it)
• प्राप्तये: Sampradana (Recipient/Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्राप्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी-विभक्ति (4th/Dative), एकवचन; प्रयोजनार्थ (for attainment)

• व्रतम्: vow, observance
• व्रतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वक्ष्ये: I will tell
• वक्ष्ये: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• तत्: that (vow)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• विधेहि: perform/observe (it)
• विधेहि: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; उपसर्ग-वि (वि + धा)

• यथा: as
• यथा: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकार/उपमानार्थ (adverb: as/according to)

• उदितम्: as stated
• उदितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उदित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √वद्/√उद्? here 'उदित' = 'said/declared')
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त विशेषण (agrees with implied 'व्रतम्')

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Manoratha-tṛtīyā (Kāśī context)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pulomā-kanyā (Paulomī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śiva declares that the wish will be fulfilled through the observance of Manoratha-tṛtīyā and promises to teach the vow’s procedure.

Characters & Entities

• Manoratha-tṛtīyā
• Vrata
• Īśvara (Śiva)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred time (tithi) becomes a vehicle of grace when observed with correct method and faithful obedience to śāstra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Kāśī-khaṇḍa framework implies such tithi-vratas are especially fruitful when connected to Kāśī and Śiva.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The Manoratha-tṛtīyā vrata is explicitly prescribed; details are promised immediately after this verse.