Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

स्त्रीणां सौभाग्यफलदं दुःखदौर्भाग्यना शनम्

Transliteration

strīṇāṃ saubhāgyaphaladaṃ duḥkhadaurbhāgyanā śanam

Translation

Pour les femmes, il accorde le fruit d’une heureuse fortune conjugale et détruit la peine ainsi que la malchance.

Word by Word

• स्त्रीणाम्: of/for women
• स्त्रीणाम्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्त्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचनम्; ‘for/of women’

• सौभाग्यफलदम्: bestowing the fruit of good fortune
• सौभाग्यफलदम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सौभाग्य-फल-द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; ‘giver of the fruit of good fortune’ (लिङ्गम् इत्यर्थे)

• दुःखदौर्भाग्यनाशनम्: destroying sorrow and misfortune
• दुःखदौर्भाग्यनाशनम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुःख-दौर्भाग्य-नाशन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; (दुःख + दौर्भाग्य) इति द्वन्द्वपूर्वपदं, तस्य नाशनम् — ‘destroyer of sorrow and misfortune’

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Uṣeśvara

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Women devotees offer flowers, turmeric, and lamps at the Uṣeśvara liṅga; the atmosphere conveys protection, auspiciousness, and the lifting of sorrow—symbolized by brightening light and blossoming lotuses.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• Uṣeśvara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred worship/merit connected to this place-deity grants wellbeing and auspicious fortune, especially supporting women’s happiness and stability.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, within the Uṣeśvara Māhātmya section of the Skanda Purana.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit ritual is stated in this half-verse; it states the promised phala (benefit) associated with the worship/merit described in the surrounding passage.