Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

तत्पुण्यं सकलं तस्य कुमारेशार्चनात्सकृत् । लभते दिवसैकेन विधिना यदि पूजयेत्

Transliteration

tatpuṇyaṃ sakalaṃ tasya kumāreśārcanātsakṛt | labhate divasaikena vidhinā yadi pūjayet

Translation

ذلك الثواب كلّه يناله كاملًا بعبادة «كوماريشا» ولو مرةً واحدة—إن أُقيمت الشعيرة على وجهها الصحيح—في يومٍ واحد.

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् पुण्यम्-विशेषण

• पुण्यम्: merit
• पुण्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• सकलम्: entire; complete
• सकलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् पुण्यम्-विशेषण

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• कुमारेशार्चनात्: from worship of Kumāreśa
• कुमारेशार्चनात्: Apadana (Source/Cause/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमारेश + अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन

• सकृत्: once
• सकृत्: Kaaladhikarana (Time/Frequency)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सकृत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/आवृत्तिवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of frequency)

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

• दिवसैकेन: in one day
• दिवसैकेन: Kaaladhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवस + एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; कालपरिमाण (within one day)

• विधिना: according to rule; by proper rite
• विधिना: Karana (Means/Procedure/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्त-सम्बन्धी अव्यय (conditional conjunction)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Unspecified (within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kumāreśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A single-day, perfectly executed Kumāreśvara pūjā: abhiṣeka, bilva offerings, incense, lamps, and pradakṣiṇā—culminating in a burst of serene radiance signifying ‘complete merit’ attained swiftly.

Characters & Entities

• Kumāreśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Rightly performed worship at a powerful sacred site can confer immense merit swiftly.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kumāreśvara in Prabhāsakṣetra, a Śaiva sacred locus described in the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform Kumāreśa-arcana (worship) even once, but in accordance with proper ritual procedure (vidhi).