Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 68

Devanagari script

उद्बुध्यध्वं महादेवि बुधं तत्र सदार्चयेत् । बृहस्पतेति मन्त्रेण पूजयेत्सततं गुरुम्

Transliteration

udbudhyadhvaṃ mahādevi budhaṃ tatra sadārcayet | bṛhaspateti mantreṇa pūjayetsatataṃ gurum

Translation

«Éveillez-vous !»—ô Grande Déesse—là, l’on doit toujours vénérer Budha (Mercure). Par le mantra «bṛhaspate», l’on doit sans cesse honorer le Guru (Bṛhaspati/Jupiter).

Word by Word

• उद्बुध्यध्वम्: awake (you all)
• उद्बुध्यध्वम्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उद्-√बुध् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपदम्; अर्थः—प्रबुध्यध्वम् (awake!)

• महादेवि: O great Goddess
• महादेवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (महती देवी); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• बुधम्: Budha (Mercury)
• बुधम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place: there)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (always)

• अर्चयेत्: should worship
• अर्चयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √अर्च् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• बृहस्पते: O Bṛhaspati
• बृहस्पते: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहस्पति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; मन्त्र-उद्धरणे प्रयुक्तम्

• इति: thus
• इति: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उद्धरण-चिह्न (thus)

• मन्त्रेण: with the mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• सततम्: constantly
• सततम्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सतत (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाववत्)
• Form: अव्ययवत् क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: continually/constantly)

• गुरुम्: the guru (Jupiter)
• गुरुम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (addressed as ‘mahādevi’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The worshipper raises hands in invocation—‘Awaken!’—before a green Budha icon; nearby a golden Guru (Bṛhaspati) is honored with steady lamp and yellow offerings; the mandala is complete and radiant.

Characters & Entities

• Budha
• Bṛhaspati (Guru)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Awakening (bodha) and right counsel (guru) are sacred aims—honoring Budha and Guru symbolizes cultivating discernment and wisdom.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where continuous worship is recommended as a source of auspiciousness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Regular worship of Budha with an awakening-call mantra, and worship of Guru with the ‘bṛhaspate’ mantra.