Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

चतुर्थ्यां पूजितः सम्यक्सुगंधैः फलमोदकैः ददाति वांछितान्कामांस्त्रैलोक्ये विजयी भवेत्

Transliteration

caturthyāṃ pūjitaḥ samyaksugaṃdhaiḥ phalamodakaiḥ dadāti vāṃchitānkāmāṃstrailokye vijayī bhavet

Translation

Quando é devidamente adorado no quarto dia lunar (Caturthī) com oferendas perfumadas, frutos e doces modaka, ele concede os desejos almejados; e o devoto torna-se vitorioso nos três mundos.

Word by Word

• caturthyām: on the fourth (tithi)
• caturthyām: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caturthī (प्रातिपदिक; ordinal/नाम)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक (on the fourth lunar day)

• pūjitaḥ: worshipped
• pūjitaḥ: Karta (Subject—described/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūj (धातु) + ta (कृत्)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; कर्मणि (having been worshipped)

• samyak: properly
• samyak: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: samyak (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (properly)

• sugandhaiḥ: with fragrant (offerings)
• sugandhaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: su-gandha (प्रातिपदिक; सु + गन्ध)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन

• phalamodakaiḥ: with fruits and modakas (sweet dumplings)
• phalamodakaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala-modaka (प्रातिपदिक; फल + मोदक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental), बहुवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वार्थे ‘fruits and modakas’

• dadāti: gives
• dadāti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• vāṃchitān: desired
• vāṃchitān: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vāṃchita (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त; √vāñch + kta)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (PPP used adjectivally); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), बहुवचन

• kāmān: wishes/boons
• kāmān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative), बहुवचन

• trailokye: in the three worlds
• trailokye: Adhikarana (Domain/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tri-loka (प्रातिपदिक; त्रि + लोक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative), एकवचन

• vijayī: victorious
• vijayī: Karta (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vijayin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), एकवचन; गुणवाचक

• bhavet: would become / may become
• bhavet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Unnata Vināyaka / Vighnarāja

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī / Pārvatī (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Caturthī worship at the Unnata Vināyaka shrine: devotees present fragrant garlands, fruits, and a plate of modakas; the deity bestows boons and victory.

Characters & Entities

• Vināyaka
• Caturthī
• Modaka
• Trailokya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere, properly performed worship (with devotion and fitting offerings) is portrayed as a dharmic means to attain both worldly success and fulfillment of righteous desires.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse belongs to the Prabhāsakṣetra-māhātmya of the Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa, praising worship connected with Prabhāsa-kṣetra and its Vināyaka manifestation (Unnata Vināyaka).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship on Caturthī with fragrant offerings, fruits, and modakas.