Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

यस्तं पूजयते भक्त्या पंचम्यां तु विधानतः । न विषं क्रमते तस्य सप्त जन्मानि सर्पजम्

Transliteration

yastaṃ pūjayate bhaktyā paṃcamyāṃ tu vidhānataḥ | na viṣaṃ kramate tasya sapta janmāni sarpajam

Translation

ပဉ္စမီနေ့တွင် စည်းကမ်းတကျဖြင့် ထိုဘုရားကို ဘက္တိဖြင့် ပူဇော်သူအား၊ မြွေမှ ဖြစ်သော အဆိပ်သည် ခုနှစ်ဘဝတိုင်အောင် မထိခိုက်နိုင်။

Word by Word

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

• तम्: him/that (liṅga)
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; demonstrative pronoun; Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• पूजयते: worships
• पूजयते: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Present, Middle, 3rd person, Singular

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karaṇa (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• पञ्चम्याम्: on the fifth lunar day
• पञ्चम्याम्: Adhikaraṇa (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्चमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (तिथिवाचक) Feminine, Locative, Singular

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधान/विरोधार्थक निपात (particle)

• विधानतः: according to the prescribed rite
• विधानतः: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विधानतः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: according to rule)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात (negation particle)

• विषम्: poison
• विषम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• क्रमते: attacks/overcomes
• क्रमते: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √क्रम् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Present, Middle, 3rd person, Singular

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

• सप्त: seven
• सप्त: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्त (संख्यावाचक-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् संख्याशब्द; बहुवचनार्थे विशेषण; indeclinable numeral used adjectivally

• जन्मानि: births (lifetimes)
• जन्मानि: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Duration/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Neuter, Accusative, Plural (extent/duration)

• सर्पजम्: born of a serpent (snake-origin)
• सर्पजम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्प + ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सर्पात् जातम्); adjective of विषम्; Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Garuḍeśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee worships the liṅga on pañcamī; Garuḍa’s presence is felt as a protective aura, while subdued nāga motifs retreat, symbolizing poison rendered powerless for seven births.

Characters & Entities

• Pañcamī (tithi)
• Serpents (sarpa)
• Garuḍeśvara (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Rule-based devotion (vidhi-bhakti) at a powerful tīrtha yields protective grace that can extend across lifetimes.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Garuḍeśvara (the Vainateya-established liṅga shrine) in Prabhāsakṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform pūjā on Pañcamī tithi according to proper procedure to gain protection from serpent-born poison for seven births.