Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

मकरादिनिधानैस्तु अष्टाभिः परिभूषितः । पञ्चम्यां पूजयेद्भक्त्या गन्धपुष्पानुलेपनैः । निधानप्राप्तिरतुला निर्विघ्ना तस्य जायते

Transliteration

makarādinidhānaistu aṣṭābhiḥ paribhūṣitaḥ | pañcamyāṃ pūjayedbhaktyā gandhapuṣpānulepanaiḥ | nidhānaprāptiratulā nirvighnā tasya jāyate

Translation

मकर आदि आठ निधींनी अलंकृत (कुबेर) याची पंचमीला भक्तिभावाने पूजा करावी—गंध, पुष्प व अनुलेपन अर्पून. त्याला अतुल निधीप्राप्ती निर्विघ्न होते।

Word by Word

• makarādi-nidhānaiḥ: with the treasures beginning with (the) Makara
• makarādi-nidhānaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: makara (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक) + nidhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (makarādi = मकर-आदि, तेन सह निधानानि)

• tu: indeed/and
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle/emphasis)

• aṣṭābhiḥ: by eight
• aṣṭābhiḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: aṣṭan (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; संख्याविशेषण (numeral adjective)

• paribhūṣitaḥ: adorned/embellished
• paribhūṣitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pari-√bhūṣ (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• pañcamyām: on the fifth (lunar day)
• pañcamyām: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañcamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन; (तिथिवाचक)

• pūjayet: should worship
• pūjayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pūj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• gandha-puṣpa-anulepanaiḥ: with perfumes, flowers, and unguents
• gandha-puṣpa-anulepanaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandha (प्रातिपदिक) + puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + anulepana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्वः (गन्धाः च पुष्पाणि च अनुलेपनानि च)

• nidhāna-prāptiḥ: attainment of treasure
• nidhāna-prāptiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nidhāna (प्रातिपदिक) + prāpti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (निधानस्य प्राप्तिः)

• atulā: incomparable
• atulā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: atulā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; विशेषण

• nirvighnā: free from obstacles
• nirvighnā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nirvighna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; विशेषण

• tasya: of him/for him
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• jāyate: arises/comes to be
• jāyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √jan (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kubera-sthāna (Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī/Pārvatī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Kubera, adorned with eight treasures beginning with Makara, is worshipped on Pañcamī with perfumes, flowers, and unguents; devotees offer garlands and sandal paste as treasure vessels gleam.

Characters & Entities

• Kubera
• Aṣṭa-nidhi (eight treasures)
• Makara-nidhi
• Pañcamī
• Prabhāsakṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Prosperity is portrayed as a consequence of devotional discipline and right offering, not mere acquisition—wealth is made ‘nirvighna’ through dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kubera’s sacred station (Vaiśravaṇa-sthāna) within Prabhāsakṣetra, associated with the aṣṭa-nidhis.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship Kubera on Pañcamī with fragrances, flowers, and anointments; the stated fruit is unobstructed attainment of treasure.