Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

माघे मासि तृतीयायां विधिना योऽर्चयेत्तु ताम् । न संततिविहीनः स्यात्तस्यकोट्यन्वये नरः

Transliteration

māghe māsi tṛtīyāyāṃ vidhinā yo'rcayettu tām | na saṃtativihīnaḥ syāttasyakoṭyanvaye naraḥ

Translation

Quiconque l’adore selon le rite au troisième jour lunaire du mois de Māgha, dans sa lignée — fût-ce sur des millions de générations — nul homme ne sera privé de descendance.

Word by Word

• माघे: in (the month of) Māgha
• माघे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māgha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• मासि: in the month
• मासि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• तृतीयायाम्: on the third (lunar day)
• तृतीयायाम्: Adhikarana (Time/काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tṛtīyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन

• विधिना: by the prescribed rite
• विधिना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

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

• अर्चयेत्: should worship
• अर्चयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: arc (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• ताम्: her/that (goddess)
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध (negation particle)

• संतति-विहीनः: devoid of offspring
• संतति-विहीनः: Karta (Predicate nominative/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃtati (प्रातिपदिक) + vihīna (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (saṃtatiyā vihīnaḥ = devoid of progeny)

• स्यात्: would be
• स्यात्: Kriya (Copula/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन, परस्मैपदम्

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन

• कोटि-अन्वये: in (his) lineage for crores (of generations)
• कोटि-अन्वये: Adhikarana (Scope/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: koṭi (प्रातिपदिक) + anvaya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (koṭyāḥ anvaye = in (his) lineage for crores (of generations))

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Devī shrine in Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Umā/Viśālākṣī context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On Māgha tṛtīyā, devotees perform formal pūjā to Devī with lamps, flowers, and offerings; the blessing of lineage continuity is symbolized by a family receiving Devī’s grace.

Characters & Entities

• Māgha
• Tṛtīyā
• Devī/Umā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Timely, rule-based worship joined to devotion yields enduring blessings for family continuity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The worship is within the Prabhāsakṣetra context connected to Someśvara/Daityasūdana and Umādvaya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship the Goddess on Māgha month Tṛtīyā, following proper ritual procedure (vidhi).