Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

चैत्रे शुक्लचतुर्द्दश्यां योऽत्र मां पूजयिष्यति । स यास्यति परं स्थानं प्रसादान्मम पुण्यकृत्

Transliteration

caitre śuklacaturddaśyāṃ yo'tra māṃ pūjayiṣyati | sa yāsyati paraṃ sthānaṃ prasādānmama puṇyakṛt

Translation

Wer mich hier am vierzehnten Mondtag (caturdaśī) der hellen Monatshälfte im Monat Caitra verehrt—nachdem er verdienstvolle Taten vollbracht hat—wird durch meine Gnade die höchste Wohnstatt erlangen.

Word by Word

• caitre: in (the month of) Caitra
• caitre: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caitra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन; मास-नाम

• śuklacaturdaśyām: on the bright (fortnight) fourteenth (tithi)
• śuklacaturdaśyām: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śukla-caturdaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; कर्मधारय-समास (शुक्ला च सा चतुर्दशी)

• yaḥ: who (he who)
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक सर्वनाम

• atra: here
• atra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of place): here

• mām: me
• mām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन

• pūjayiṣyati: will worship
• pūjayiṣyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• yāsyati: will go
• yāsyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yā (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• param: supreme, highest
• param: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: para (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (sthānam-विशेषण)

• sthānam: abode, place
• sthānam: Karma (Goal as object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sthāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• prasādāt: from (my) grace
• prasādāt: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: prasāda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/ablative), एकवचन

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन

• puṇyakṛt: doer of merit, virtuous person
• puṇyakṛt: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṇya-kṛt (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (puṇyaṃ karoti iti)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddheśvara at Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī) implied by later vocative patterns in the chapter sequence

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At Prabhāsa’s sacred precinct, a devotee performs Śiva-pūjā on Caitra śukla caturdaśī—liṅga adorned with bilva, flowers, lamps; the sea-breeze and tīrtha ambience suggest a liminal ‘supreme abode’ promise.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Caitra (month)
• Śukla-caturdaśī (tithi)
• Siddheśvara (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Time, place, and devotion converge: worship at the prescribed tithi in the exalted kṣetra is said to lead toward liberation by Śiva’s grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Siddheśvara in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, presented as a grace-filled destination for worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform Śiva pūjā “here” on Caitra bright-fortnight caturdaśī; the promised fruit is attainment of the supreme abode.