Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 141

Devanagari script

पूजितं येन भावेन सोमवारदिनाष्ट कम् । तेन सर्वं कृतं देवि चीर्णं तत्र महाव्रतम्

Transliteration

pūjitaṃ yena bhāvena somavāradināṣṭa kam | tena sarvaṃ kṛtaṃ devi cīrṇaṃ tatra mahāvratam

Translation

দেবি, যে ব্যক্তি আটটি সোমবারের ক্রমে ভক্তিভাবে পূজা করে—তার দ্বারা সবই সম্পন্ন হয়; যেন সেখানেই মহাব্রত সম্পূর্ণ পালিত হলো।

Word by Word

• पूजितम्: worshipped
• पूजितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; (कर्म/भाववाच्ये)

• येन: by which
• येन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध/साधनवाचक सर्वनाम

• भावेन: with devotion/attitude
• भावेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन

• सोमवारदिन: the day of Monday
• सोमवारदिन: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमवार (प्रातिपदिक) + दिन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिकसमास (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः: सोमवारेण सम्बन्धि दिनम्), समासपूर्वपद; (अष्टकम् इति विशेषण)

• अष्टकम्: the eightfold period (octad)
• अष्टकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; ‘अष्टक’ = आठ दिनों/भागों का समूह (octad)

• तेन: by that
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• सर्वम्: everything
• सर्वम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन

• कृतम्: done, accomplished
• कृतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृ (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सर्वम् इति विशेषण

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• चीर्णम्: observed, practiced
• चीर्णम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चर् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; महाव्रतम् इति विशेषण

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (locative adverb)

• महाव्रतम्: the great vow
• महाव्रतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महच्च तत् व्रतम्)

Speaker

Unnamed narrator addressing Devī (speaker not explicit in this verse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Somnātha/Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Addressed to ‘devī’ (female interlocutor)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sequence motif: eight moon-marked Mondays shown as eight small panels around a central Somnātha liṅga; the devotee offers bilva and water each Monday with unwavering devotion.

Characters & Entities

• Somavāra
• Mahāvrata
• Pūjā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Bhāva (devotional sincerity) is the core power: worship performed with true feeling makes the vrata spiritually complete.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The teaching sits within Prabhāsa Kṣetra māhātmya, presenting the region as a setting where Śaiva vows and worship yield comprehensive merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Somavāravrata framed as a cycle of eight Mondays, centered on devoted pūjā.