Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

मरुद्भिः पूजितां देवीं सर्वकामफलप्रदाम् । महानवम्यां यत्नेन सप्तम्यां पूजयेन्नरः । गंधपुष्पादिविधिना सर्वकामप्रसिद्धये

Transliteration

marudbhiḥ pūjitāṃ devīṃ sarvakāmaphalapradām | mahānavamyāṃ yatnena saptamyāṃ pūjayennaraḥ | gaṃdhapuṣpādividhinā sarvakāmaprasiddhaye

Translation

That Goddess, worshipped by the Maruts, grants the fruits of all desired aims. A person should worship her with earnest effort—on Saptamī and especially on Mahānavamī—by offerings of fragrance, flowers, and the like, for the fulfillment of all desires.

Word by Word

• marudbhiḥ: by the Maruts
• marudbhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: marut (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; करण/कर्तृ (agent/instrument in passive construction)

• pūjitām: worshipped
• pūjitām: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūj (धातु) + ta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (PPP); स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying devīm)

• devīm: the goddess
• devīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• sarvakāmaphalapradām: granting the fruits of all desires
• sarvakāmaphalapradām: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva-kāma-phala-pradā (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + काम + फल + प्रदा)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying devīm)

• mahānavamyām: on Mahānavamī
• mahānavamyām: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā-navamī (प्रातिपदिक; महा + नवमी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण (time-locative)

• yatnena: with effort
• yatnena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yatna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण (manner/instrument)

• saptamyām: on the seventh (lunar day)
• saptamyām: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saptamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरण (time-locative)

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

• naraḥ: a man
• naraḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता

• gandha: (with) fragrance/perfume
• gandha: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; समासाङ्ग (compound member; in compound with following)

• puṣpa: flowers
• puṣpa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• ādi: and so on
• ādi: Sambandha (Etc.-marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ādi (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थ/आद्यार्थ (indeclinable; 'etc.' marker)

• vidhinā: by the prescribed method
• vidhinā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण (means/method)

• sarvakāmaprasiddhaye: for the fulfillment of all desires
• sarvakāmaprasiddhaye: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva-kāma-prasiddhi (प्रातिपदिक; सर्व + काम + प्रसिद्धि)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; चतुर्थी (4th/चतुर्थी), एकवचन; सम्प्रदान (purpose/dative)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Marudāryā Devī (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Devī shrine in Prabhāsa: the Goddess adorned with flowers and fragrant unguents, attended by the Maruts as Vedic deities offering garlands; devotees performing Saptamī/Mahānavamī pūjā with lamps and incense.

Characters & Entities

• Marudāryā (Devī)
• Maruts
• Saptamī
• Mahānavamī
• Gandha
• Puṣpa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devī-upāsanā, done with discipline and proper offerings, is portrayed as a dharmic means to harmonize and fulfill human aims.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The sacred seat of Marudāryā Devī in Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship on Saptamī and especially on Mahānavamī, with gandha (fragrance), puṣpa (flowers), and related offerings.