Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

इह जन्मनि सौभाग्यमायुरारोग्यसंपदम् । अचिराल्लभते देवि सभार्यः सुखभाजनम्

Transliteration

iha janmani saubhāgyamāyurārogyasaṃpadam | acirāllabhate devi sabhāryaḥ sukhabhājanam

Translation

O Göttin, schon in diesem Leben erlangt er bald Glück, langes Leben und den Reichtum der Gesundheit; zusammen mit seiner Gattin wird er zum Gefäß der Freude.

Word by Word

• इह: here; in this world
• इह: Modifier (देश/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: here/in this world)

• जन्मनि: in (this) birth
• जन्मनि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• सौभाग्यम्: good fortune
• सौभाग्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभाग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आयुः: long life
• आयुः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (अकारान्त-विशेषरूप)

• आरोग्य: health
• आरोग्य: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरोग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• संपदम्: prosperity; wealth
• संपदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संपद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अचिरात्: soon
• अचिरात्: Modifier (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अचिरात् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: soon; in a short time)

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

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

• सभार्यः: together with (his) wife
• सभार्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-भार्य (प्रातिपदिक; स (उपसर्गसदृश-पूर्वपद) + भार्या)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सहार्थक-समास (with-wife)

• सुखभाजनम्: a receptacle of happiness; source of joy
• सुखभाजनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख + भाजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (sukhasya bhājanam)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A couple at dawn offers arghya together; the home and family life are blessed by sunlight—symbols of health (herbs, clear water), longevity (kalasha), and fortune (lotus).

Characters & Entities

• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic worship integrates dharma with well-being, presenting virtue as a source of harmony, health, and prosperity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The promise is embedded in the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, connecting practice in/for Prabhāsa with tangible blessings.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse functions as a benefit statement (phalaśruti) for the preceding Sūrya-oriented observances (arghya/snānādi).