Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

य इदं पठति स्तोत्रं षड्भिर्मासैर्वरं लभेत् । संवत्सरेण सिद्धिं च लभते नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

ya idaṃ paṭhati stotraṃ ṣaḍbhirmāsairvaraṃ labhet | saṃvatsareṇa siddhiṃ ca labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

Quiconque récite cet hymne obtient une grâce en six mois; et en l’espace d’un an il atteint l’accomplissement—sans aucun doute.

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who (he who)
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative singular)

• idam: this
• idam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative singular)

• paṭhati: recites; reads
• paṭhati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: paṭh (पठ् धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद (3rd person singular)

• stotram: hymn
• stotram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stotra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Neuter, Accusative singular)

• ṣaḍbhiḥ: with six
• ṣaḍbhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṭ (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• māsaiḥ: months
• māsaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)

• varam: boon
• varam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative singular)

• labhet: would obtain
• labhet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: labh (लभ् धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद (3rd person singular)

• saṃvatsareṇa: within/with a year
• saṃvatsareṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃvatsara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Instrumental singular)

• siddhim: success; accomplishment
• siddhim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Feminine, Accusative singular)

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

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

• na: no; not
• na: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• atra: here; in this matter
• atra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place: here)

• saṃśayaḥ: doubt
• saṃśayaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃśaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Masculine, Nominative singular)

Speaker

Unspecified in snippet; phalaśruti about recitation of the Vināyaka-stotra in Prabhāsa.

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Vināyaka-stotra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee recites a hymn daily before Vināyaka; a calendar-like passage of months is shown as lotus petals unfolding—at six months a boon appears, at one year a radiant ‘siddhi’ emblem manifests.

Characters & Entities

• Vināyaka (Gaṇeśa)
• Stotra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Regular recitation (pāṭha) of sacred praise is upheld as a reliable spiritual discipline that yields timely results.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the stotra’s efficacy is proclaimed.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recite the stotra consistently; the verse specifies expected timeframes for boon and siddhi.