Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 59

Devanagari script

य इदं प्रातरुत्थाय सौरिवारे पठेन्नरः । सर्वग्रहोद्भवा पीडा न भवेद्भुवि तस्य तु

Transliteration

ya idaṃ prātarutthāya saurivāre paṭhennaraḥ | sarvagrahodbhavā pīḍā na bhavedbhuvi tasya tu

Translation

ആൾ പ്രഭാതത്തിൽ എഴുന്നേറ്റ് സൗരിവാരത്തിൽ (ശനിയാഴ്ച) ഇതു പാരായണം ചെയ്താൽ, ഭൂമിയിൽ ജീവിക്കുമ്പോൾ ഏതൊരു ഗ്രഹത്തിൽ നിന്നുമുള്ള പീഡയും അവനു സംഭവിക്കുകയില്ല।

Word by Word

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

• इदम्: this (hymn/recitation)
• इदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम

• प्रातर्: in the morning
• प्रातर्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रातर् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time: in the morning)

• उत्थाय: having risen
• उत्थाय: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उत् + स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (Gerund/Absolutive), पूर्वक्रिया (having risen)

• सौरिवारे: on Saturday (day of Śani)
• सौरिवारे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौरि (प्रातिपदिक) + वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• पठेत्: should recite/read
• पठेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• सर्वग्रहोद्भवा: arising from all planets
• सर्वग्रहोद्भवा: Karta (Subject qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + ग्रह (प्रातिपदिक) + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण

• पीडा: affliction
• पीडा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पीडा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• न: not
• न: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)

• भवेत्: would be/should occur
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद

• भुवि: on earth
• भुवि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भू (प्रातिपदिक: भुव्/भू)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (Singular); सर्वनाम

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोध-अव्यय (particle: indeed/but)

Speaker

Narrator voice within Īśvara’s discourse (Śiva continues speaking)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī) (context of surrounding verses)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee rises at dawn on Saturday, facing a shrine in Prabhāsa, reciting a hymn with folded hands; subtle planetary motifs (navagraha) appear as a protective halo, with Śani’s dark-blue presence implied as calm, just authority.

Characters & Entities

• Śani (Sauri)
• Grahas

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Regular discipline aligned with sacred time (Saturday) and devotion yields protection from destabilizing forces.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, whose Māhātmya frames stotra-recitation as a potent dharmic remedy.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Rise early and recite the hymn/section specifically on Saturday (Saurivāra).