Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

माघे मासि तृतीयायां नारी वा पुरुषोऽपि वा । यस्तं पूजयते भक्त्या स मुक्तः पातकैर्भवेत्

Transliteration

māghe māsi tṛtīyāyāṃ nārī vā puruṣo'pi vā | yastaṃ pūjayate bhaktyā sa muktaḥ pātakairbhavet

Translation

ໃນເດືອນມາຄະ ວັນຕິຖີທີ 3 ບໍ່ວ່າແມ່ຍິງຫຼືຜູ້ຊາຍ ຜູ້ໃດບູຊາພຣະອົງດ້ວຍພັກຕິ ຜູ້ນັ້ນຈະພົ້ນຈາກບາບທັງປວງ.

Word by Word

• माघे: in (the month of) Māgha
• माघे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कालवाचक-विशेषणार्थे (in the month Māgha)

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

• तृतीयायाम्: on the third (tithi)
• तृतीयायाम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृतीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक (on the third lunar day)

• नारी: a woman
• नारी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात (disjunctive particle: or)

• पुरुषः: a man
• पुरुषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-निपात (particle: also/even)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात (or)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-यत् (relative pronoun: who)

• तम्: him/that (deity)
• तम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तं (him/that deity)

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

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• मुक्तः: freed
• मुक्तः: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्त (कृदन्त; मुच् धातोः)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (freed)

• पातकैः: from sins
• पातकैः: Apadana (Ablative-sense/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पातक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; हेतौ/वियोगे (from sins; by sins as cause of bondage)

• भवेत्: would become/is sure to be
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Unknown (contextually within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Satyabhāmeśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On Māgha tṛtīyā, women and men gather at the shrine with lamps, flowers, and bilva leaves; the liṅga is adorned; devotees worship with folded hands, signifying inclusive access to liberation from sin.

Characters & Entities

• Māgha (month)
• Tṛtīyā (tithi)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Bhakti performed at the right sacred time (Māgha-tṛtīyā) is said to yield powerful purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The deity/shrine praised in Adhyāya 157 (Satyabhāmeśvara context) within Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform pūjā (worship) with devotion on Māgha month’s tṛtīyā tithi.