Shloka 5 - Adhyaya 241 - Prabhasa Kshetra Mahatmya - Prabhasa Khanda | German | Vedapath

Vyasa

Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

तत्प्रभृत्येव सकले शेष इत्यभिविश्रुतः । चैत्रे शुक्लत्रयोदश्यां यस्तं पूजयते नरः । स पुत्रपौत्रपशुमान्वर्षं क्षेमेण गच्छति

Transliteration

tatprabhṛtyeva sakale śeṣa ityabhiviśrutaḥ | caitre śuklatrayodaśyāṃ yastaṃ pūjayate naraḥ | sa putrapautrapaśumānvarṣaṃ kṣemeṇa gacchati

Translation

Seit jener Zeit wurde er in der ganzen Welt unter dem Namen „Śeṣa“ berühmt. Wer ihn am hellen dreizehnten Tag (Trayodaśī) des Monats Caitra verehrt, verbringt das Jahr in Wohlergehen—gesegnet mit Söhnen, Enkeln und Vieh.

Word by Word

तत्प्रभृतिfrom that time onward

एवindeed

सकलेin the whole (world)/everywhere

शेषःŚeṣa

इतिthus

अभिविश्रुतःbecame renowned

चैत्रेin (the month of) Caitra

शुक्लत्रयोदश्याम्on the bright thirteenth (tithi)

यःwho

तम्him

पूजयतेworships

नरःa man

सःhe

पुत्रपौत्रपशुमान्possessing sons, grandsons, and cattle

वर्षम्for a year

क्षेमेणsafely/with well-being

गच्छतिgoes/passes (time)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śeṣa-liṅga (Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims gather on Caitra bright trayodaśī before the Śeṣa-liṅga, offering flowers, lamps, and water; the scene emphasizes family continuity—children and elders present—symbolizing putra-pautra and cattle wealth.

Characters & Entities

Śeṣa

Caitra

Śukla-trayodaśī

Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Regular, time-specific worship aligned with sacred calendrical dharma (tithi) is portrayed as a source of worldly welfare and stability.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse continues the Prabhāsa-kṣetra Śeṣa-māhātmya context, praising worship of Śeṣa associated with this sacred region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship (pūjā) of Śeṣa on Caitra bright trayodaśī, with the stated boon of well-being and prosperity through the year.