Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

चतुर्थ्यां पूजितः सम्यक्सुगंधैः फलमोदकैः ददाति वांछितान्कामांस्त्रैलोक्ये विजयी भवेत्

Transliteration

caturthyāṃ pūjitaḥ samyaksugaṃdhaiḥ phalamodakaiḥ dadāti vāṃchitānkāmāṃstrailokye vijayī bhavet

Translation

ചതുര്ഥി ദിനത്തിൽ സുഗന്ധദ്രവ്യങ്ങൾ, ഫലങ്ങൾ, മോദകങ്ങൾ എന്നിവകൊണ്ട് വിധിപൂർവ്വം പൂജിക്കപ്പെടുമ്പോൾ അവൻ അഭീഷ്ടകാമങ്ങൾ നൽകുന്നു; ഭക്തൻ ത്രൈലോക്യത്തിൽ വിജയിയാകും.

Word by Word

• caturthyām: on the fourth (tithi)
• caturthyām: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caturthī (प्रातिपदिक; ordinal/नाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक (on the fourth lunar day)

• pūjitaḥ: worshipped
• pūjitaḥ: Karta (Subject—described/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūj (धातु) + ta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मणि (having been worshipped)

• samyak: properly
• samyak: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samyak (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (properly)

• sugandhaiḥ: with fragrant (offerings)
• sugandhaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su-gandha (प्रातिपदिक; सु + गन्ध)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• phalamodakaiḥ: with fruits and modakas (sweet dumplings)
• phalamodakaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala-modaka (प्रातिपदिक; फल + मोदक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वार्थे ‘fruits and modakas’

• dadāti: gives
• dadāti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• vāṃchitān: desired
• vāṃchitān: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāṃchita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त; √vāñch + kta)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP used adjectivally); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), बहुवचन

• kāmān: wishes/boons
• kāmān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), बहुवचन

• trailokye: in the three worlds
• trailokye: Adhikarana (Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri-loka (प्रातिपदिक; त्रि + लोक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• vijayī: victorious
• vijayī: Karta (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vijayin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; गुणवाचक

• bhavet: would become / may become
• bhavet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Unnata Vināyaka / Vighnarāja

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī / Pārvatī (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Caturthī worship at the Unnata Vināyaka shrine: devotees present fragrant garlands, fruits, and a plate of modakas; the deity bestows boons and victory.

Characters & Entities

• Vināyaka
• Caturthī
• Modaka
• Trailokya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere, properly performed worship (with devotion and fitting offerings) is portrayed as a dharmic means to attain both worldly success and fulfillment of righteous desires.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to the Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya of the Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa, praising worship connected with Prabhāsa-kṣetra and its Vināyaka manifestation (Unnata Vināyaka).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship on Caturthī with fragrant offerings, fruits, and modakas.