Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

दांपत्यं पूजयेद्भक्त्या यस्तत्र मनुजाधिप । सप्त जन्मांतराण्येव न स दौर्भाग्यमाप्नुयात

Transliteration

dāṃpatyaṃ pūjayedbhaktyā yastatra manujādhipa | sapta janmāṃtarāṇyeva na sa daurbhāgyamāpnuyāta

Translation

ഹേ മനുഷ്യാധിപാ! അവിടെ ഭക്തിയോടെ ദിവ്യ ദാമ്പത്യത്തെ പൂജിക്കുന്നവൻ, തുടർച്ചയായ ഏഴ് ജന്മങ്ങളിലുമെല്ലാം ദുര്ഭാഗ്യത്തിൽ പതിക്കുകയില്ല।

Word by Word

• दाम्पत्यम्: the divine couple (pairhood)
• दाम्पत्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाम्पत्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

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

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

• तत्र: there
• तत्र: Desha-Kala (Adverbial/देश-काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; देशवाचक (locative adverb)

• मनुजाधिप: O lord of men (king)
• मनुजाधिप: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुज-अधिप (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्या-शब्द)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्या; ‘जन्मान्तराणि’ इत्यस्य विशेषणम्

• जन्मान्तराणि: other births; successive lives
• जन्मान्तराणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्म-अन्तर (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक (emphatic particle)

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

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

• दौर्भाग्यम्: misfortune
• दौर्भाग्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्-भाग्य (प्रातिपदिक; समास)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• आप्नुयात्: would attain; should incur
• आप्नुयात्: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Pulastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Umā-Māheśvara Tīrtha

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: manu-jādhipa (king addressed in the narrative)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim couple offers flowers, incense, and lamps to a serene Umā–Maheśvara icon at a tīrtha shrine; the atmosphere suggests enduring auspiciousness spanning seven births.

Characters & Entities

• Umā-Māheśvara (Divine Couple)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional worship of the Divine Couple at a sacred site yields long-ranging auspiciousness that carries across lifetimes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Umā-Māheśvara Tīrtha in the Arbuda Khaṇḍa itinerary.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā (worship) of Umā and Māheśvara with bhakti at that location.