Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 67

Devanagari script

कृत्वा महोत्सवं देवीं यजेच्छ्रेयोऽभिवृद्धये । पादुके धारयेद्देव्या दुर्गाभक्तो हिरण्मये

Transliteration

kṛtvā mahotsavaṃ devīṃ yajecchreyo'bhivṛddhaye | pāduke dhārayeddevyā durgābhakto hiraṇmaye

Translation

Après avoir célébré une grande fête pour la Déesse, qu’on L’adore afin d’accroître le bien‑être et la prospérité. Le dévot de Durgā doit porter les pādukā d’or de la Déesse comme un emblème sacré.

Word by Word

• kṛtvā: having done
• kṛtvā: Pūrvakāla-kriyā (Prior action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: Absolutive (क्त्वान्त), expressing prior action; avyaya-kṛdanta

• mahotsavam: a great festival
• mahotsavam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + utsava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; Samāsa: mahān utsavaḥ (a great festival)

• devīm: the Goddess
• devīm: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• yajet: should worship/sacrifice to
• yajet: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √yaj (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (Optative), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• śreyaḥ: welfare/benefit
• śreyaḥ: Karma (Object/aim)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śreyas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (form = śreyaḥ)

• abhivṛddhaye: for increase
• abhivṛddhaye: Sampradāna/Prayojana (Purpose/for the sake of)
• Type: Noun
• Root: abhi-vṛddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular

• pāduke: (two) sandals
• pāduke: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pādukā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Dual (द्विवचन)

• dhārayet: should wear/hold
• dhārayet: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dhṛ (धातु)
• Form: Vidhi-liṅ (Optative), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular

• devyāḥ: of the Goddess
• devyāḥ: Sambandha (Possessor/Genitive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular

• durgā-bhaktaḥ: a devotee of Durgā
• durgā-bhaktaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: durgā + bhakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; Samāsa: durgāyāḥ bhaktaḥ (devotee of Durgā)

• hiraṇmaye: in/with (that which is) golden
• hiraṇmaye: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: hiraṇmaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; used adjectivally for pāduke (golden)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (deduced from immediate chapter transition context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsakṣetra (Ambikā/Durgā-sthāna)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A grand Devī mahotsava at Prabhāsa: decorated pavilion, lamps, offerings, women and men in procession; the devotee reverently wearing/holding golden pādukās as a consecrated emblem before the Goddess.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Durgā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional worship of the Goddess, performed with celebration and reverence, is taught as a means to increase auspicious welfare (śreyas).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The wider passage belongs to the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, glorifying sacred Prabhāsa (Prabhāsakṣetra).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performing a mahotsava (grand festival) and worship (pūjā/yajana) of the Goddess; additionally, bearing the Goddess’s golden sandals as a devotional observance.