Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

चैत्रे मासि तृतीयायां देवीं तां यस्तु पूजयेत् । नवकोट्यस्तु चामुण्डा भविष्यंति सुपूजिताः । सौभाग्यं विजयं चैव तस्य लक्ष्मीर्भविष्यति

Transliteration

caitre māsi tṛtīyāyāṃ devīṃ tāṃ yastu pūjayet | navakoṭyastu cāmuṇḍā bhaviṣyaṃti supūjitāḥ | saubhāgyaṃ vijayaṃ caiva tasya lakṣmīrbhaviṣyati

Translation

ചൈത്രമാസത്തിലെ തൃതീയ തിഥിയിൽ ഭക്തിയോടെ ആ ദേവിയെ ആരെങ്കിലും പൂജിച്ചാൽ, അവനാൽ നവകോടി ചാമുണ്ഡകളും സൂപൂജിതരാകുന്നു. അവനു സൗഭാഗ്യവും വിജയവും ലഭിച്ച് ലക്ഷ്മി സ്ഥിരമായി വസിക്കുന്നു.

Word by Word

• चैत्रे: in (the month of) Caitra
• चैत्रे: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चैत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• मासि: in the month
• मासि: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• तृतीयायाम्: on the third (lunar day)
• तृतीयायाम्: Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृतीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन (तिथि-नाम)

• देवीम्: the goddess
• देवीम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन

• ताम्: that (goddess)
• ताम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् देवीम्

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

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

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ्-लकार (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• नवकोट्यः: nine crores (of)
• नवकोट्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नव-कोटि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; समासः—नव कोटयः (द्विगु)

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

• चामुण्डाः: Cāmuṇḍās (goddess-forms/attendants)
• चामुण्डाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चामुण्डा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन

• भविष्यन्ति: will be
• भविष्यन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• सुपूजिताः: well-worshipped
• सुपूजिताः: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु-पूजित (कृदन्त; पूज् + क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), बहुवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); विशेषणम् चामुण्डाः; समासः—सु (अव्यय) + पूजित (अव्ययीभाव)

• सौभाग्यम्: good fortune
• सौभाग्यम्: Karman/Phala (Result)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभाग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन

• विजयम्: victory
• विजयम्: Karman/Phala (Result)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विजय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन (समुच्चयार्थे)

• च: and
• च: Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• लक्ष्मीः: prosperity / Lakṣmī
• लक्ष्मीः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhadrakālī-sthāna (within Nyaṅkumatī Māhātmya, Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At Prabhāsa, a Devī shrine of Bhadrakālī/Cāmuṇḍā: devotees on Caitra tṛtīyā offer lamps and flowers; the Goddess is envisioned with a protective, victorious aura; Lakṣmī-symbols (lotus, overflowing pot) appear as blessings.

Characters & Entities

• Bhadrakālī
• Caitra (month)
• Tṛtīyā (tithi)
• Cāmuṇḍā(s)
• Lakṣmī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devī worship performed on auspicious calendrical moments aligns the devotee with protective divine forces, yielding victory and sustained prosperity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Bhadrakālī’s sacred seat in Prabhāsakṣetra (north of the Kaubera-sthāna), where her worship is extolled.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship Bhadrakālī on Caitra-month Tṛtīyā; the verse states the resulting phala as saubhāgya (good fortune), vijaya (victory), and Lakṣmī (prosperity).