Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

आराधितोऽसौ भीमेन सर्वकामप्रदोऽभवत् । फाल्गुनस्य चतुर्थ्यां तु शुक्लपक्षे विधानतः

Transliteration

ārādhito'sau bhīmena sarvakāmaprado'bhavat | phālgunasya caturthyāṃ tu śuklapakṣe vidhānataḥ

Translation

Vénéré par Bhīma, ce Seigneur devint le dispensateur de tous les vœux. Selon la règle rituelle, qu’on l’adore au quatrième jour (Caturthī) de la quinzaine claire du mois de Phālguna.

Word by Word

• आराधितः: worshipped; propitiated
• आराधितः: Kriya (Predicate participle)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-राध् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त—क्त (Past Passive Participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• असौ: he/that one
• असौ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: असद्/अदस् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भीमेन: by Bhīma
• भीमेन: Karana (Instrument/Agent in passive)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सर्वकामप्रदः: giver of all desires
• सर्वकामप्रदः: Karta-predicative (Subject complement)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व + काम + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—सर्वे कामाः (कर्मधारय/द्विगु-न) + प्रदः ‘giver’ (उपपद-तत्पुरुष: कामान् प्रददाति)

• अभवत्: became
• अभवत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• फाल्गुनस्य: of Phālguna (month)
• फाल्गुनस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फाल्गुन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; मासवाचक

• चतुर्थ्याम्: on the fourth lunar day
• चतुर्थ्याम्: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर्थी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक

• तु: indeed; but
• तु: Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle), अवधारण/विरोधसूचक

• शुक्लपक्षे: in the bright fortnight
• शुक्लपक्षे: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुक्लपक्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—शुक्लः पक्षः (कर्मधारय)

• विधानतः: according to rule; duly
• विधानतः: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Manner)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधानतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त क्रियाविशेषण (ablatival adverb)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Viśveśa (Durgakūṭaka)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bhīma, the mighty Pāṇḍava, stands with folded hands before the Viśveśa liṅga at a fort-hill shrine; offerings of bilva and water are arranged; the scene subtly marks Phālguna śukla caturthī with spring blossoms and clear sky, signifying fulfillment of desires.

Characters & Entities

• Bhīma
• Viśveśa
• Phālguna (month)
• Caturthī (tithi)
• Śukla-pakṣa
• Prabhāsa Kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Properly-timed and properly-performed worship at a sanctified shrine is shown as fruit-bearing, validated by heroic exemplars like Bhīma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Viśveśa at Durgakūṭaka in Prabhāsa Kṣetra (context from the preceding verse).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship according to rule on Phālguna month’s Śukla-pakṣa Caturthī.