Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 50

Devanagari script

वागीश्वरीं जपेन्नित्यं पूजाहोमसमन्वितः । तस्य प्रवर्तते वाणी सिद्धिः सारस्वती भवेत्

Transliteration

vāgīśvarīṃ japennityaṃ pūjāhomasamanvitaḥ | tasya pravartate vāṇī siddhiḥ sārasvatī bhavet

Translation

Si l’on récite chaque jour le mantra de Vāgīśvarī, accompagné du culte et des offrandes au feu (homa), la parole de cette personne se met à couler avec force, et naît une maîtrise « sarasvatienne » du savoir et de l’expression.

Word by Word

• वागीश्वरीम्: Vāgīśvarī (goddess of speech)
• वागीश्वरीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वागीश्वरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative singular; कर्म

• जपेत्: should recite
• जपेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — ‘should recite’

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-द्वितीया-एकवचन (adverbial accusative) — ‘always’

• पूजाहोमसमन्वितः: accompanied by worship and oblation
• पूजाहोमसमन्वितः: Karta (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूजा + होम + समन्वित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular; विशेषण (of the practitioner)

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

• प्रवर्तते: begins to flow/operate
• प्रवर्तते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + वृत् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद — ‘proceeds/starts functioning’

• वाणी: speech
• वाणी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular; कर्ता/विषय

• सिद्धिः: attainment/perfection
• सिद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular; कर्ता/विषय

• सारस्वती: Sarasvatī-related
• सारस्वती: Karta (Subject-qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सारस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन — Nominative singular; विशेषण (of ‘siddhiḥ’)

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — ‘would be/should become’

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Vāgīśvarī-sādhana context)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sādhaka seated near a small fire-altar, performing homa while chanting; Sarasvatī/Vāgīśvarī appears as a luminous presence with vīṇā and book, blessing the tongue and throat.

Characters & Entities

• Vāgīśvarī
• Sarasvatī
• Japa
• Pūjā
• Homa
• Prabhāsakṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional discipline—japa supported by pūjā and homa—refines speech and grants learning-oriented siddhi.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The practice is taught within the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, implying Prabhāsakṣetra’s empowering sacred atmosphere.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Daily japa of Vāgīśvarī along with pūjā (worship) and homa (oblations).