Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

यस्तं पूजयते भक्त्या कोटियज्ञफलं लभेत् । मुच्यते वातपित्तोत्थै रोगैरन्यैश्च पुष्कलैः

Transliteration

yastaṃ pūjayate bhaktyā koṭiyajñaphalaṃ labhet | mucyate vātapittotthai rogairanyaiśca puṣkalaiḥ

Translation

ആരെങ്കിലും ഭക്തിയോടെ അവനെ പൂജിച്ചാൽ, അവൻ കോടി യജ്ഞഫലം പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു. വാത-പിത്തജന്യ രോഗങ്ങളിലെയും മറ്റു പല ഗുരുതര വ്യാധികളിലെയും നിന്ന് മോചിതനാകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• yaḥ: who (whoever)
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; सम्बन्धक (यः… सः)

• tam: him/that (Sun deity)
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• pūjayate: worships
• pūjayate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (पूज्) (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद — Present, 3rd person, Singular, Atmanepada

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• koṭiyajñaphalam: the fruit of a crore of sacrifices
• koṭiyajñaphalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: koṭi-yajña-phala (प्रातिपदिक; कोटि + यज्ञ + फल)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Neuter, Accusative, Singular; ‘कोटीनां यज्ञानां फलम्’ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• labhet: would obtain
• labhet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √labh (लभ्) (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Optative, 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• mucyate: is freed
• mucyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √muc (मुच्) (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive) — Present passive, 3rd person, Singular

• vātapittotthaiḥ: arising from vāta and pitta
• vātapittotthaiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāta-pitta-uttha (प्रातिपदिक; वात + पित्त + उत्थ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural; विशेषण (रोगैः); ‘वातपित्ताभ्याम् उत्थाः’ (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

• rogaiḥ: from diseases
• rogaiḥ: Hetu/Apadana (Cause/Source)
• Type: Noun
• Root: roga (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• anyaiḥ: other
• anyaiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural; विशेषण (रोगैः)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• puṣkalaiḥ: many, abundant
• puṣkalaiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: puṣkala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Plural; विशेषण (रोगैः)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ravi-sthāna (Prabhāsa)

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee offers arghya and red flowers to a radiant Sun icon; above, a symbolic scale shows 'koṭi-yajña-phala'; below, a healed figure rises from illness, with vāta/pitta symbols subdued; the shrine stands in Prabhāsa’s sacred precinct.

Characters & Entities

• Ravi (Sūrya)
• Yajña
• Vāta
• Pitta
• Prabhāsakṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere devotion can yield vast sacrificial merit; the tīrtha-deity connection is portrayed as both spiritually elevating and life-restoring.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Sūrya shrine/spot established in this Prabhāsakṣetra narrative (Bhadrakālī–Bālārka context).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Devotional worship (pūjā) of Ravi/Sūrya is prescribed as the means to gain koṭi-yajña merit and relief from ailments.