Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

यक्षेश्वरी महाभागा वांछितार्थप्रदायिनी । तां संपूज्य विधानेन ततो वस्त्रापथं पुनः

Transliteration

yakṣeśvarī mahābhāgā vāṃchitārthapradāyinī | tāṃ saṃpūjya vidhānena tato vastrāpathaṃ punaḥ

Translation

യക്ഷേശ്വരി മഹാഭാഗ്യവതി, വാഞ്ഛിതഫലം നൽകുന്നവൾ. അവളെ വിധിപ്രകാരം സമ്പൂജിച്ച് ശേഷം വീണ്ടും വസ്ത്രാപഥത്തിലേക്ക് മടങ്ങണം.

Word by Word

• yakṣeśvarī: Yakṣeśvarī (Lady of the Yakṣas)
• yakṣeśvarī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yakṣa-īśvarī (प्रातिपदिक; यक्ष + ईश्वरी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st); एकवचन

• mahābhāgā: most fortunate/illustrious
• mahābhāgā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: mahā-bhāga (प्रातिपदिक; महा + भाग)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st); एकवचन; विशेषणं यक्षेश्वरी प्रति

• vāṃchitārthapradāyinī: granting desired aims
• vāṃchitārthapradāyinī: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāṃchita-artha-pradāyinī (प्रातिपदिक; वाञ्छित + अर्थ + प्रदायिनी)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st); एकवचन; विशेषणं यक्षेश्वरी प्रति

• tām: her
• tām: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd); एकवचन

• saṃpūjya: having duly worshipped
• saṃpūjya: Purvakala-kriya (Prior action/पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam+pūj (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund); ‘सम्पूज्य’ = having worshipped

• vidhānena: by the prescribed rite
• vidhānena: Karana (Instrument/means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd); एकवचन

• tataḥ: then/from there
• tataḥ: Apadana/Sequence (Then/from there)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tataḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रमसूचक (then/from there)

• vastrāpatham: Vastrāpatha (place)
• vastrāpatham: Karman (Goal as object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vastra-āpatha (प्रातिपदिक; वस्त्र + आपथ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd); एकवचन

• punaḥ: again
• punaḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punaḥ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; पुनरावृत्तिवाचक (again)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Yakṣeśvarī at Yakṣavana

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Within a forest-grove shrine, Yakṣeśvarī is worshipped with lamps and flowers; devotees seek boons; after pūjā, the group turns back toward Vastrāpatha to continue the circuit.

Characters & Entities

• Yakṣeśvarī
• Vastrāpatha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devī worship at the proper site, performed with correct ritual order, is said to grant legitimate desired aims within dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Yakṣeśvarī’s shrine/seat (connected to Yakṣavana) within the Vastrāpatha pilgrimage circuit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Saṃpūjya vidhānena—perform full worship according to prescribed rites, then proceed/return as directed.