Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

पूजितं देवदैत्यैश्च भैरवेण प्रतिष्ठितम् । यस्तत्पूजयते भक्त्या कार्तिक्यां विधिना नरः । निरंतरं वा षण्मासं सोऽभीष्टं लभते फलम्

Transliteration

pūjitaṃ devadaityaiśca bhairaveṇa pratiṣṭhitam | yastatpūjayate bhaktyā kārtikyāṃ vidhinā naraḥ | niraṃtaraṃ vā ṣaṇmāsaṃ so'bhīṣṭaṃ labhate phalam

Translation

Von Devas wie auch von Dānavas verehrt und von Bhairava eingesetzt: Wer in hingebungsvoller Andacht jenem Bhairaveśvara im Monat Kārtika nach rechter Vorschrift opfert, oder ununterbrochen sechs Monate lang, der erlangt die Frucht, die er begehrt.

Word by Word

• पूजितम्: worshipped
• पूजितम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (प्रसङ्गतः लिङ्गम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• देवदैत्यैः: by gods and demons
• देवदैत्यैः: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव-दैत्य (प्रातिपदिक; components: देव + दैत्य)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय (conjunction)

• भैरवेण: by Bhairava
• भैरवेण: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्तृ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भैरव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• प्रतिष्ठितम्: established
• प्रतिष्ठितम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति-स्था (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन (लिङ्गम् इत्यस्य विशेषणम्)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• तत्: that (liṅga)
• तत्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• पूजयते: worships
• पूजयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष? (actually आत्मनेपद 3rd person singular), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• कार्तिक्याम्: in (the month of) Kārtikī
• कार्तिक्याम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्तिकी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• विधिना: according to the prescribed rite
• विधिना: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• निरन्तरम्: continuously
• निरन्तरम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: निरन्तर (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभावप्राय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: continuously)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha/Connector (विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्प (disjunctive particle: 'or')

• षण्मासम्: for six months
• षण्मासम्: Kala-adhikarana (Duration/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षण्-मास (प्रातिपदिक; components: षण् + मास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कालपरिमाण (duration)

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

• अभीष्टम्: desired
• अभीष्टम्: Karma (Object qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभीष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (फलम्)

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

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Narratorial voice within the Māhātmya (context: Īśvara/Śiva’s teaching stream)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhairaveśvara

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees perform orderly worship at Bhairaveśvara during Kārtika—lamps, offerings, and sustained observance—while devas and dānavas are poetically said to have worshipped there; Bhairava stands as the establisher/guardian.

Characters & Entities

• Bhairava
• Bhairaveśvara
• Deva
• Daitya
• Kārtika

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady devotion (bhakti) and rule-based worship (vidhi) at a tīrtha are said to mature into tangible spiritual and worldly fruits.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Bhairaveśvara Liṅga in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, consecrated by Bhairava and revered even by Devas and Dānavas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship the liṅga in Kārtika according to prescribed rites, or perform continuous worship for six months to obtain desired results.