Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

महोदये नरः स्नात्वा महाकालं प्रपश्यति । धनाढ्यो जायते लोके सप्तजन्मसहस्रकम्

Transliteration

mahodaye naraḥ snātvā mahākālaṃ prapaśyati | dhanāḍhyo jāyate loke saptajanmasahasrakam

Translation

മഹോദയത്തിൽ സ്നാനം ചെയ്ത മനുഷ്യൻ മഹാകാലനെ ദർശിക്കുന്നു; ലോകത്തിൽ ഏഴായിരം ജന്മങ്ങൾ വരെ ധനവാനാകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• महोदये: at Mahodaya (place)
• महोदये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महोदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् उदयः)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• स्नात्वा: having bathed
• स्नात्वा: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकाल (having done earlier)

• महाकालम्: Mahākāla
• महाकालम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाकाल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् कालः)

• प्रपश्यति: sees; beholds
• प्रपश्यति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + पश्य्/दृश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• धनाढ्यः: wealthy
• धनाढ्यः: Karta (Subject complement/कर्तृ-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धन + आढ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (धनेन आढ्यः)

• जायते: is born; becomes
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• लोके: in the world
• लोके: Adhikarana (Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• सप्तजन्मसहस्रकम्: (for) seven thousand births
• सप्तजन्मसहस्रकम्: Karma (Extent/परिमाण-कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सप्त + जन्म + सहस्रक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (सप्तानां जन्मनां सहस्रकम् = seven thousand births)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara) (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mahodaya

Type: tirtha

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim emerges from a sacred waterbody at Mahodaya, water dripping from his hair, hands folded; in the near distance stands the awe-inspiring Mahākāla form of Śiva, with attendants and a sanctified aura, suggesting both boon of wealth and long karmic continuity.

Characters & Entities

• Mahodaya
• Mahākāla

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Tīrtha-snāna joined with Śiva-darśana is portrayed as a powerful karmic purifier that yields long-lasting auspicious fruition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mahodaya tīrtha, linked with the darśana of Mahākāla in Prabhāsakṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Snāna (ritual bathing) at Mahodaya followed by darśana of Mahākāla.