Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

तस्य वर्षं महादेवि सुखं गच्छेत्सुपूजितम्

Transliteration

tasya varṣaṃ mahādevi sukhaṃ gacchetsupūjitam

Translation

Für einen solchen Verehrer, o Mahādevī, vergeht das Jahr in Glück, gesegnet durch rechte und vollzogene Verehrung.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him; his
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular)

• वर्षम्: a year
• वर्षम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• महादेवि: O Mahādevī
• महादेवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महादेवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन (Singular)

• सुखम्: happily; with ease
• सुखम्: Kriya-vishesana (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial accusative)

• गच्छेत्: would go; should pass
• गच्छेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• सुपूजितम्: well-worshipped; duly honored
• सुपूजितम्: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + पूजित (कृदन्त; धातु: पूज्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier) वर्षम् इति पदस्य

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devout pilgrim in Prabhāsa offers lamps, flowers, and water before a shrine; the atmosphere suggests a full year turning auspicious through steady worship.

Characters & Entities

• Mahādevī
• Sukha
• Pūjā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right worship (samyak-pūjā) is portrayed as a stabilizing spiritual force that brings sustained wellbeing over time.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Devi shrine context of Adhyāya 170 in Prabhāsakṣetra—Balādevī and the associated sacred precinct.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

It states the fruit of the prescribed worship: a happy, well-ordered year for the devotee.