Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

यस्तं पूजयते देवं गन्धपुष्पैः समोदकैः । निर्विघ्नं जायते तस्य वर्षमेकं न संशयः

Transliteration

yastaṃ pūjayate devaṃ gandhapuṣpaiḥ samodakaiḥ | nirvighnaṃ jāyate tasya varṣamekaṃ na saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Quiconque adore ce Dieu avec parfums et fleurs, en y joignant l’offrande d’eau, verra s’écouler une année entière sans obstacles ; il n’y a là aucun doute.

Word by Word

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तम्: him
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पूजयते: worships
• पूजयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• गन्धपुष्पैः: with perfumes and flowers
• गन्धपुष्पैः: Karana (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—गन्धाः च पुष्पाणि च (इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व)

• समोदकैः: together with sweet offerings (modakas)
• समोदकैः: Karana (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स + मोदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; समासः—मोदकैः सह (सह-तत्पुरुष/उपपद-समास)

• निर्विघ्नम्: without obstacles
• निर्विघ्नम्: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Result/manner)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्विघ्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (used adverbially)

• जायते: arises; happens
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• तस्य: for him; of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वर्षम्: a year
• वर्षम्: Karma (Extent of time/कालावधि)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कालपरिमाणवाचक

• एकम्: one
• एकम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; संख्यावाचक विशेषण

• न: not; no
• न: Negation
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Durgakūṭa Gaṇapati (within Prabhāsakṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame typical)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee offers sandal paste, fragrant flowers, and a water libation to Gaṇapati at a coastal Prabhāsa shrine; the atmosphere suggests protection and the clearing of obstacles over the coming year.

Characters & Entities

• Viśveśa
• Pūjā
• Gandha (fragrance)
• Puṣpa (flowers)
• Udaka (water)
• Prabhāsa Kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Simple, sincere offerings at a sanctified Śiva-site are portrayed as powerful enough to remove impediments in worldly and spiritual life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The worship pertains to Viśveśa at Durgakūṭaka in Prabhāsa Kṣetra (from the immediate context).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform pūjā with gandha (fragrance), puṣpa (flowers), and udaka (water offerings), with the promised fruit of nirvighnatā for one year.