Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 113

Devanagari script

सौभाग्यं पुंडरीकैस्तु भवत्यर्थश्च शाश्वतः । कदंबपुष्पैर्देवेशि परमैश्वर्यमश्नुते

Transliteration

saubhāgyaṃ puṃḍarīkaistu bhavatyarthaśca śāśvataḥ | kadaṃbapuṣpairdeveśi paramaiśvaryamaśnute

Translation

Par les lotus puṇḍarīka naît la bonne fortune, et la richesse durable s’y joint. Par les fleurs de kadamba, ô Souveraine divine, on obtient la suprême royauté et l’éclat souverain.

Word by Word

• सौभाग्यम्: good fortune
• सौभाग्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभाग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुंडरीकैः: with lotuses
• पुंडरीकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्डरीक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), विरोध/विशेषार्थ

• भवति: becomes/is
• भवति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• अर्थः: wealth/prosperity
• अर्थः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• शाश्वतः: lasting, perpetual
• शाश्वतः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शाश्वत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (अर्थस्य)

• कदंबपुष्पैः: with kadamba flowers
• कदंबपुष्पैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कदम्ब (प्रातिपदिक) + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (कदम्बस्य पुष्पैः)

• देवेशि: O Goddess, Lady of the gods
• देवेशि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवेशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• परमऐश्वर्यम्: supreme lordship/prosperity
• परमऐश्वर्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: परम (प्रातिपदिक) + ऐश्वर्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; समासः कर्मधारयः (परमम् ऐश्वर्यम्)

• अश्नुते: attains
• अश्नुते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arka-sthala (Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A bright white lotus (puṇḍarīka) and golden kadamba blossoms are offered before Sūrya; the scene suggests auspiciousness—radiant light, orderly offerings, and a regal aura hinting at sovereignty.

Characters & Entities

• Puṇḍarīka (lotus)
• Kadamba
• Devī (addressed)
• Bhāskara (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma links disciplined worship with both auspiciousness and the uplift of one’s station.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra’s Arkasthala context, where offerings to the Sun are said to yield swift fruits.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer puṇḍarīka lotuses for saubhāgya and lasting wealth; offer kadamba flowers for supreme aiśvarya.