Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

लक्ष्मीं सरस्वतीं देवीं सावित्रीं चंडिकां तथा । पूजयित्वा दिवं याति पत्रैः श्रीवृक्षसंभवैः

Transliteration

lakṣmīṃ sarasvatīṃ devīṃ sāvitrīṃ caṃḍikāṃ tathā | pūjayitvā divaṃ yāti patraiḥ śrīvṛkṣasaṃbhavaiḥ

Translation

Dengan memuja Dewi Lakṣmī, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī serta Caṇḍikā menggunakan daun yang lahir dari pokok Śrī, seseorang akan menuju ke syurga.

Word by Word

• लक्ष्मीम्: Lakṣmī
• लक्ष्मीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• सरस्वतीम्: Sarasvatī
• सरस्वतीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस्वती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• देवीम्: the goddess
• देवीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; पूर्वोक्तानां सामान्य-विशेषणरूपेण अपि (appositional)

• सावित्रीम्: Sāvitrī
• सावित्रीम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सावित्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• चण्डिकाम्: Caṇḍikā
• चण्डिकाम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चण्डिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तथा: and likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक (also/likewise)

• पूजयित्वा: having worshipped
• पूजयित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund)

• दिवम्: to heaven
• दिवम्: Karma (कर्म/गन्तव्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्/द्यौ (प्रातिपदिक: दिव/द्यौस्)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; गत्यर्थक-क्रियायाः कर्म (destination as object)

• याति: goes
• याति: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• पत्रैः: with leaves
• पत्रैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• श्रीवृक्षसंभवैः: born from the śrī-tree (i.e., tulasī)
• श्रीवृक्षसंभवैः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्री-वृक्ष-सम्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंस (पत्रैः सह), तृतीया, बहुवचन; पत्रैः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्

Speaker

Śrī Prahlāda (continued discourse)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee in Dvārakā offers fresh tulāsī leaves to four radiant Devīs—Lakṣmī with lotus, Sarasvatī with vīṇā, Sāvitrī with japa-mālā/veda, and Caṇḍikā with trident—under a sacred tulāsī/śrī-vṛkṣa; the sea-city’s temples and conch motifs appear in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Lakṣmī
• Sarasvatī
• Sāvitrī
• Caṇḍikā
• Śrī-vṛkṣa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional worship of the Devīs with pure offerings is affirmed to yield auspicious posthumous attainment (svarga).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The instruction is situated in Dvārakā Māhātmya; the verse focuses more on worship-method than naming a distinct tīrtha.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā of Lakṣmī, Sarasvatī, Sāvitrī, and Caṇḍikā using leaves from the Śrī-tree (śrī-vṛkṣa).