Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

सिद्धिर्वृद्धिस्तथा तुष्टिरृद्धिः पुष्टिस्तु पंचमी । कीर्तिः शांतिस्तथा लक्ष्मीस्तस्मिंल्लिंगे समुत्थिता

Transliteration

siddhirvṛddhistathā tuṣṭirṛddhiḥ puṣṭistu paṃcamī | kīrtiḥ śāṃtistathā lakṣmīstasmiṃlliṃge samutthitā

Translation

ထိုလိင်္ဂမှပင် Siddhi (အောင်မြင်မှု)၊ Vṛddhi (တိုးပွားမှု)၊ Tuṣṭi (ကျေနပ်မှု)၊ Ṛddhi (စည်းစိမ်တိုးတက်မှု) နှင့် ပဉ္စမအဖြစ် Puṣṭi (အာဟာရပြည့်ဝမှု) တို့ ပေါ်ထွန်းလာပြီး၊ ထို့ပြင် Kīrti (ဂုဏ်သတင်း)၊ Śānti (ငြိမ်းချမ်းမှု) နှင့် Lakṣmī (ကံကောင်းစည်းစိမ်) လည်း ထွက်ပေါ်လာ၏။

Word by Word

• सिद्धिः: attainment/success
• सिद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वृद्धिः: increase/growth
• वृद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• तुष्टिः: contentment
• तुष्टिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ऋद्धिः: prosperity
• ऋद्धिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पुष्टिः: nourishment
• पुष्टिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्टि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• पञ्चमी: the fifth
• पञ्चमी: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चम (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्रमवाचक (ordinal), पुष्टिः इत्यादीनां मध्ये ‘fifth’

• कीर्तिः: fame
• कीर्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीर्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शान्तिः: peace
• शान्तिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकार-अव्यय (adverb: likewise)

• लक्ष्मीः: fortune/prosperity (Lakṣmī)
• लक्ष्मीः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लक्ष्मी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तस्मिन्: in that
• तस्मिन्: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• लिङ्गे: in the liṅga
• लिङ्गे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समुत्थिता: arose/issued forth
• समुत्थिता: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + उत् + स्था (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (Past Passive Participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (सिद्धिः…लक्ष्मीः) इत्यादि-समूहस्य भावे

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Someśvara (Somnātha) at Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A radiant black-stone liṅga at Prabhāsa, encircled by personified goddesses—Siddhi, Vṛddhi, Tuṣṭi, Ṛddhi, Puṣṭi, Kīrti, Śānti, and Lakṣmī—rising like luminous emanations, with ocean-wind and temple lamps.

Characters & Entities

• Liṅga
• Siddhi
• Vṛddhi
• Tuṣṭi
• Ṛddhi
• Puṣṭi
• Kīrti
• Śānti
• Lakṣmī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Liṅga is celebrated as a fountainhead of both spiritual and worldly auspiciousness—accomplishment, prosperity, peace, and fortune.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, through the Someśvara/Somnātha Liṅga as the source of auspicious manifestations.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None explicitly; the verse lists the blessings associated with the Liṅga’s presence.