Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 32

Devanagari script

वन्ध्या च लभते पुत्रं स्नानमात्रेण तत्र वै । नवम्यां चैत्रमासस्य पुष्पधूपार्घ्यपूजया

Transliteration

vandhyā ca labhate putraṃ snānamātreṇa tatra vai | navamyāṃ caitramāsasya puṣpadhūpārghyapūjayā

Translation

即使不孕之妇，于彼处亦确能得子；只需沐浴而已。又在恰伊特罗月（Caitra）第九日（Navamī），以花、熏香（dhūpa）与阿尔伽供（arghya）礼拜……

Word by Word

• वन्ध्या: a barren woman
• वन्ध्या: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वन्ध्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Nominative singular

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• पुत्रम्: a son
• पुत्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Accusative singular

• स्नान-मात्रेण: by mere bathing
• स्नान-मात्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्नान (प्रातिपदिक) + मात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle; emphasis)

• नवम्याम्: on the ninth (lunar day)
• नवम्याम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नवमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Locative singular (time)

• चैत्र-मासस्य: of the month of Caitra
• चैत्र-मासस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चैत्र (प्रातिपदिक) + मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Genitive singular

• पुष्प-धूप-अर्घ्य-पूजया: by worship with flowers, incense, and arghya-offering
• पुष्प-धूप-अर्घ्य-पूजया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + धूप (प्रातिपदिक) + अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Instrumental singular

Speaker

Nārada

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Devī-kuṇḍa (contextual)

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Caitra spring setting: flowering trees, devotees at the pond; a woman devotee performs arghya with a copper vessel, offering flowers and incense before the Devī shrine.

Characters & Entities

• Caitra Navamī
• Kuṇḍa (contextual)
• Devī (contextual)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The kṣetra’s grace is portrayed as compassionate and worldly-beneficent, granting even difficult boons through simple acts like snāna and pūjā.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The same kuṇḍa and Devī-sthāna connected with Dvāravāsinī/Aparadvārakā in this chapter.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna at the kuṇḍa; additionally, on Caitra Navamī, Devī worship with flowers, incense, and arghya.