Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

माघे मासि तृतीयायां विधिना योऽर्चयेत्तु ताम् । न संततिविहीनः स्यात्तस्यकोट्यन्वये नरः

Transliteration

māghe māsi tṛtīyāyāṃ vidhinā yo'rcayettu tām | na saṃtativihīnaḥ syāttasyakoṭyanvaye naraḥ

Translation

Whoever worships her according to rule on the third lunar day in the month of Māgha—no man in his lineage, even through millions of generations, will be without offspring.

Word by Word

• माघे: in (the month of) Māgha
• माघे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māgha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• मासि: in the month
• मासि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• तृतीयायाम्: on the third (lunar day)
• तृतीयायाम्: Adhikarana (Time/काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tṛtīyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• विधिना: by the prescribed rite
• विधिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

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

• अर्चयेत्: should worship
• अर्चयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arc (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

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

• ताम्: her/that (goddess)
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• संतति-विहीनः: devoid of offspring
• संतति-विहीनः: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃtati (प्रातिपदिक) + vihīna (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (saṃtatiyā vihīnaḥ = devoid of progeny)

• स्यात्: would be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Copula/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• कोटि-अन्वये: in (his) lineage for crores (of generations)
• कोटि-अन्वये: Adhikarana (Scope/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: koṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + anvaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (koṭyāḥ anvaye = in (his) lineage for crores (of generations))

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

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Devī shrine in Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Umā/Viśālākṣī context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On Māgha tṛtīyā, devotees perform formal pūjā to Devī with lamps, flowers, and offerings; the blessing of lineage continuity is symbolized by a family receiving Devī’s grace.

Characters & Entities

• Māgha
• Tṛtīyā
• Devī/Umā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Timely, rule-based worship joined to devotion yields enduring blessings for family continuity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The worship is within the Prabhāsakṣetra context connected to Someśvara/Daityasūdana and Umādvaya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship the Goddess on Māgha month Tṛtīyā, following proper ritual procedure (vidhi).