Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

माघे मासे चतुर्दश्यां यस्ता माराधयेन्नरः । स भवेत्पशुमान्धीमांल्लक्ष्मीवान्पुत्रवान्सुधीः

Transliteration

māghe māse caturdaśyāṃ yastā mārādhayennaraḥ | sa bhavetpaśumāndhīmāṃllakṣmīvānputravānsudhīḥ

Translation

Quiconque, au quatorzième jour lunaire du mois de Māgha, l’adore avec ferveur, obtient bétail et prospérité; il devient sage, comblé par Lakṣmī (la fortune) et gratifié de fils et d’un juste discernement.

Word by Word

• माघे: in Māgha (month)
• माघे: Adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• मासे: in the month
• मासे: Adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• चतुर्दश्याम्: on the fourteenth lunar day
• चतुर्दश्याम्: Adhikarana (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्दशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• यः: who (he)
• यः: Karta (Relative subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

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

• आराधयेत्: should worship; should propitiate
• आराधयेत्: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + राध् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Apposition to यः)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Correlative subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• पशुमान्: possessing cattle/wealth
• पशुमान्: Visheshana (of सः)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पशुमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• धीमान्: intelligent
• धीमान्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीमत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• लक्ष्मीवान्: prosperous; endowed with fortune
• लक्ष्मीवान्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लक्ष्मीवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• पुत्रवान्: having sons
• पुत्रवान्: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्रवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सुधीः: very wise
• सुधीः: Visheshana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु + धी (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prābhāsikā Devī (Mahīṣaghnī)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On Māgha caturdaśī, a devotee worships the fierce-protective Devī in Prabhāsa with lamps and flowers; the scene emphasizes auspiciousness—cattle, prosperity, and family blessings symbolically surrounding the worshipper.

Characters & Entities

• Māgha
• Caturdaśī
• Lakṣmī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Timely, devoted worship aligned with sacred calendrical moments (tithi and month) is praised as a dharmic path that yields both worldly welfare and refined intellect.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya of the Skanda Purāṇa, situating the merit within the sacred landscape of Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship/propitiation of the goddess on Māgha month’s caturdaśī (fourteenth lunar day).