Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

दीक्षामंत्रविहीनोऽपि भक्त्या संवत्सरेण तु । फलमर्घेण वै देवि लभते नात्र संशयः

Transliteration

dīkṣāmaṃtravihīno'pi bhaktyā saṃvatsareṇa tu | phalamargheṇa vai devi labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ

Translation

ଦୀକ୍ଷା ଓ ମନ୍ତ୍ର ବିହୀନ ହେଲେ ମଧ୍ୟ, ଭକ୍ତିସହ ଏକ ବର୍ଷ ଏହା କଲେ, ଅର୍ଘ୍ୟାର୍ପଣ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଫଳ ପାଏ, ହେ ଦେବୀ—ଏଥିରେ ସନ୍ଦେହ ନାହିଁ।

Word by Word

• दीक्षामन्त्रविहीनः: devoid of initiation-mantra
• दीक्षामन्त्रविहीनः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीक्षा (प्रातिपदिक) + मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक) + विहीन (कृदन्त, √हा + वि)
• Form: समासः: दीक्षामन्त्रेण विहीनः / दीक्षामन्त्रविहीनः (तत्पुरुष); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (कर्ता)

• अपि: even (if)
• अपि: Sambandha (Concession/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (concessive particle)

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• संवत्सरेण: within/through a year
• संवत्सरेण: Karana (Measure/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवत्सर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• फलम्: the fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अर्घेण: by (means of) arghya-offering
• अर्घेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य/अर्घ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (पाठभेद), तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; साधनभाव

• वै: certainly
• वै: Sambandha (Emphasis/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic particle)

• देवि: O Goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

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

• अत्र: here/in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of place)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A humble, non-initiated householder pilgrim offers arghya daily through seasons—summer heat, monsoon clouds, winter mist—yet remains steady in devotion; Devī is addressed as witness.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya
• Arghya
• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion sustains ritual efficacy; sincere practice can bear fruit even without formal initiation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The broader context is Prabhāsakṣetra; the verse emphasizes Sūryārghya practice within this māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Regular offering of arghya to Sūrya, maintained with devotion for a year.