Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 126

Devanagari script

तृतीया चैत्रमासस्य तथा भाद्रपदस्य च । फाल्गुनस्य त्वमावास्या पौषस्यैकादशी तथा

Transliteration

tṛtīyā caitramāsasya tathā bhādrapadasya ca | phālgunasya tvamāvāsyā pauṣasyaikādaśī tathā

Translation

又有：柴特罗月第三日，及婆陀罗钵陀月第三日；颇伽罗那月无月日（Amāvāsyā，新月）；以及保沙月十一日（Ekādaśī）——此等圣提提，尤为称赞，宜行如法布施。

Word by Word

• tṛtīyā: the third lunar day (Tṛtīyā)
• tṛtīyā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tṛtīyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• caitramāsasya: of the month of Caitra
• caitramāsasya: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caitra + māsa (प्रातिपदिक); समास
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (चैत्रः मासः)

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• bhādrapadasya: of (the month) Bhādrapada
• bhādrapadasya: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhādrapada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; मास-नाम

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

• phālgunasya: of (the month) Phālguna
• phālgunasya: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phālguna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; मास-नाम

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; contrast/emphasis)

• amāvāsyā: new-moon day (Amāvāsyā)
• amāvāsyā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: amāvāsyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• pauṣasya: of (the month) Pauṣa
• pauṣasya: Sambandha (Genitive/षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pauṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; मास-नाम

• ekādaśī: the eleventh lunar day (Ekādaśī)
• ekādaśī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ekādaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: likewise/also)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) (deduced from Māheśvara-khaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A lunar calendar wheel with four highlighted nodes: Caitra tṛtīyā, Bhādrapada tṛtīyā, Phālguna amāvāsyā, Pauṣa ekādaśī; devotees perform simple pūjā, offer sesame and lamps, and give food to the needy.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Certain lunar dates are singled out as especially potent for dharmic acts like charity, multiplying spiritual merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on sacred tithis (lunar dates).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It highlights specific tithis traditionally considered highly favorable for dāna (religious giving).