Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

तृतीयायामथा ष्टम्यां चतुर्दश्यां विधानतः । यस्तां पूजयते भक्त्या तस्य सिद्धिः करे स्थिता

Transliteration

tṛtīyāyāmathā ṣṭamyāṃ caturdaśyāṃ vidhānataḥ | yastāṃ pūjayate bhaktyā tasya siddhiḥ kare sthitā

Translation

Au troisième, au huitième et au quatorzième jour lunaire, selon l’ordonnance prescrite, quiconque l’adore avec dévotion—pour lui la réussite (siddhi) demeure dans le creux même de la main.

Word by Word

• तृतीयायाम्: on the third (tithi)
• तृतीयायाम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृतीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; तृतीया-तिथौ (on the 3rd lunar day)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/समुच्चयार्थक (then/and then)

• अष्टम्याम्: on the eighth (tithi)
• अष्टम्याम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्टमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; अष्टमी-तिथौ (on the 8th lunar day)

• चतुर्दश्याम्: on the fourteenth (tithi)
• चतुर्दश्याम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्दशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; चतुर्दशी-तिथौ (on the 14th lunar day)

• विधानतः: according to the prescribed rite
• विधानतः: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधान (प्रातिपदिक) + तस् (तद्धित-प्रत्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तद्धितान्त अव्यय (तसिल्-प्रत्ययार्थः) ‘विधानेन/विधानानुसारम्’ (according to rule)

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

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

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

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; साधन/हेतु-भावः (with devotion)

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

• सिद्धिः: success, attainment
• सिद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

• करे: in (his) hand
• करे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; ‘हस्ते’ (in the hand)

• स्थितā: placed, established
• स्थितā: Karta (Predicate adjective/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्था (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि/भूतकृदन्त (past participle); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘सिद्धिः’ इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Unknown (contextual narrator within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddha-Lakṣmī at Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Three-panel temporal sequence: on tṛtīyā, aṣṭamī, and caturdaśī, devotees offer lotus, lamps, and sweets to Siddha-Lakṣmī; the final panel shows ‘siddhi in the palm’—a symbolic glowing mark or boon resting on the devotee’s hand.

Characters & Entities

• Siddha-Lakṣmī
• Prabhāsakṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion aligned with sacred timing (tithis) and proper method is said to bring swift, tangible success.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, in the context of Siddha-Lakṣmī’s worship and its promised results.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship is recommended specifically on tṛtīyā (3rd), aṣṭamī (8th), and caturdaśī (14th) tithis, following proper vidhāna.