Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

मकरादिनिधानैस्तु अष्टाभिः परिभूषितः । पञ्चम्यां पूजयेद्भक्त्या गन्धपुष्पानुलेपनैः । निधानप्राप्तिरतुला निर्विघ्ना तस्य जायते

Transliteration

makarādinidhānaistu aṣṭābhiḥ paribhūṣitaḥ | pañcamyāṃ pūjayedbhaktyā gandhapuṣpānulepanaiḥ | nidhānaprāptiratulā nirvighnā tasya jāyate

Translation

Adorned with the eight treasures beginning with Makara, one should worship Kubera with devotion on the fifth lunar day (Pañcamī), offering fragrances, flowers, and unguents. For him, incomparable attainment of treasure arises, free from obstacles.

Word by Word

• makarādi-nidhānaiḥ: with the treasures beginning with (the) Makara
• makarādi-nidhānaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: makara (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + nidhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (makarādi = मकर-आदि, तेन सह निधानानि)

• tu: indeed/and
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle/emphasis)

• aṣṭābhiḥ: by eight
• aṣṭābhiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण (numeral adjective)

• paribhūṣitaḥ: adorned/embellished
• paribhūṣitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pari-√bhūṣ (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• pañcamyām: on the fifth (lunar day)
• pañcamyām: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañcamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; (तिथिवाचक)

• pūjayet: should worship
• pūjayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• gandha-puṣpa-anulepanaiḥ: with perfumes, flowers, and unguents
• gandha-puṣpa-anulepanaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandha (प्रातिपदिक) + puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + anulepana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्वः (गन्धाः च पुष्पाणि च अनुलेपनानि च)

• nidhāna-prāptiḥ: attainment of treasure
• nidhāna-prāptiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nidhāna (प्रातिपदिक) + prāpti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (निधानस्य प्राप्तिः)

• atulā: incomparable
• atulā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: atulā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; विशेषण

• nirvighnā: free from obstacles
• nirvighnā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirvighna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; विशेषण

• tasya: of him/for him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• jāyate: arises/comes to be
• jāyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jan (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kubera-sthāna (Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī/Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kubera, adorned with eight treasures beginning with Makara, is worshipped on Pañcamī with perfumes, flowers, and unguents; devotees offer garlands and sandal paste as treasure vessels gleam.

Characters & Entities

• Kubera
• Aṣṭa-nidhi (eight treasures)
• Makara-nidhi
• Pañcamī
• Prabhāsakṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Prosperity is portrayed as a consequence of devotional discipline and right offering, not mere acquisition—wealth is made ‘nirvighna’ through dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kubera’s sacred station (Vaiśravaṇa-sthāna) within Prabhāsakṣetra, associated with the aṣṭa-nidhis.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship Kubera on Pañcamī with fragrances, flowers, and anointments; the stated fruit is unobstructed attainment of treasure.