Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

यस्तमाराधयेद्भक्त्या संसिद्धिं लभतेऽद्भुताम् । ईप्सितां च सुरश्रेष्ठे तस्मात्तं पूजयेत्सदा

Transliteration

yastamārādhayedbhaktyā saṃsiddhiṃ labhate'dbhutām | īpsitāṃ ca suraśreṣṭhe tasmāttaṃ pūjayetsadā

Translation

Quiconque l’apaise avec dévotion obtient une réussite totale et merveilleuse, ainsi que la grâce désirée, ô la plus éminente des déesses. C’est pourquoi il faut l’adorer sans cesse.

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who (he who)
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ārādhayet: should worship/propitiate
• ārādhayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ā-rādh (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), एकवचन

• saṃsiddhim: complete success, attainment
• saṃsiddhim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃsiddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• labhate: obtains
• labhate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• adbhutām: wonderful, marvelous
• adbhutām: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: adbhuta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (saṃsiddhim-विशेषण)

• īpsitām: desired, wished-for
• īpsitām: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: īpsita (प्रातिपदिक; √āp/īps ‘to desire’ से निष्पन्न)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (saṃsiddhim-विशेषण)

• ca: and
• ca: Samuccaya (Conjunction/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (conjunction): and

• suraśreṣṭhe: O best of the gods
• suraśreṣṭhe: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sura-śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (surāṇāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ)

• tasmāt: therefore
• tasmāt: Hetu (Reason/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (ablative used adverbially): therefore/from that reason; मूलतः पञ्चमी एकवचन (तस्मात्)

• tam: him
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• pūjayet: should worship
• pūjayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb of time): always

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Siddheśvara (Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Mahādevī/Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A didactic tableau: the Goddess addressed as ‘sura-śreṣṭhā’ listens while the glory of Maheśvara is proclaimed; in the background, devotees perform continuous worship, symbolizing ‘pūjayet sadā’.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (as Siddheśvara)
• Mahādevī (addressed as suraśreṣṭhā)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Bhakti is portrayed as the direct means to both worldly fulfillment (īpsita) and spiritual perfection (saṃsiddhi).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Siddheśvara in Prabhāsa Kṣetra, praised as a bestower of extraordinary success to devotees.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A standing injunction: worship (ārādhana/pūjā) of Siddheśvara should be done continually (sadā).