Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 30

Devanagari script

तद्वत्स द्वादशीयोगे भल्लतीर्थस्य संनिधौ । यस्तु मां पूजयेद्भक्त्या नारी वाऽपि नरोऽपि वा । तस्य जन्मसहस्राणि गृहभंगो न जायते

Transliteration

tadvatsa dvādaśīyoge bhallatīrthasya saṃnidhau | yastu māṃ pūjayedbhaktyā nārī vā'pi naro'pi vā | tasya janmasahasrāṇi gṛhabhaṃgo na jāyate

Translation

ସେହିପରି, ହେ ବତ୍ସ, ଦ୍ୱାଦଶୀ-ଯୋଗରେ ଭଲ୍ଲତୀର୍ଥର ସାନ୍ନିଧ୍ୟରେ ଯେ କେହି—ନାରୀ ହେଉ କି ପୁରୁଷ—ଭକ୍ତିରେ ମୋ ପୂଜା କରେ, ତାହାର ହଜାର ଜନ୍ମ ପର୍ଯ୍ୟନ୍ତ ଗୃହଭଙ୍ଗ ହୁଏ ନାହିଁ।

Word by Word

• तत्: thus
• तत्: Sambandha (sentence adverb)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग (adverbial ‘thus/so’)

• वत्स: O dear (child)
• वत्स: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative/8th), एकवचन

• द्वादशी: on Dvādaśī
• द्वादशी: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्वादशी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; योगे इति सह

• योगे: at the occasion
• योगे: Adhikarana (Time/Condition/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• भल्लतीर्थस्य: of Bhalla-tīrtha
• भल्लतीर्थस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भल्लतीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक; भल्ल + तीर्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष (भल्ल-नामकं तीर्थम्)

• संनिधौ: in the vicinity
• संनिधौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संनिधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (sentence particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis/adversative)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया, एकवचन

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

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

• नारी: a woman
• नारी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प (disjunctive particle)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (sentence particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (also/even)

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प (or)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (sentence particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (also)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प (or)

• तस्य: of him/her
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन

• जन्म: births
• जन्म: Adhikarana (extent/time span, implied)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; समासपूर्वपद

• सहस्राणि: thousands
• सहस्राणि: Adhikarana (extent/measure)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सहस्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; संख्यावाचक

• गृहभङ्गः: destruction of the house
• गृहभङ्गः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृहभङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक; गृह + भङ्ग)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (गृहस्य भङ्गः)

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (sentence particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध

• जायते: arises/occurs
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (deduced from adjacent context in this section)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Bhallatīrtha

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: ‘Vatsa’ (dear one) addressed within the Devī-dialogue frame

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At Bhallatīrtha on Dvādaśī-yoga, devotees—women and men—offer flowers, lamps, and water to Viṣṇu’s presence; the tīrtha waters glint, and a sense of protective blessing over homes is conveyed.

Characters & Entities

• Bhallatīrtha
• Dvādaśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional worship at a sanctified tīrtha, especially on Dvādaśī, is portrayed as a powerful protector of one’s worldly stability and dharmic household life.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Bhallatīrtha, a sacred spot within Prabhāsa-kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship (pūjā) performed with devotion at Bhallatīrtha during the Dvādaśī observance/conjunction.