Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

चतुर्थे सोमवारे तु काष्ठमौदुम्बरं स्मृतम् । पूजयेत्तत्र गौरीशं सूक्ष्मया सहितं तथा

Transliteration

caturthe somavāre tu kāṣṭhamaudumbaraṃ smṛtam | pūjayettatra gaurīśaṃ sūkṣmayā sahitaṃ tathā

Translation

நான்காம் திங்கட்கிழமை ஒதும்பர (அத்தி) மரக்கட்டை விதிக்கப்பட்டது. அங்கே முன்புபோல நுண்ணிய தேவியான சூக்ஷ்மாவுடன் கூடிய கௌரீசன் (சிவன்) ஐ வழிபட வேண்டும்.

Word by Word

• caturthe: on the fourth
• caturthe: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: caturtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन; विशेषण (somavāre)

• somavāre: Monday
• somavāre: Adhikarana (Time-locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: somavāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन

• tu: then/indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle)

• kāṣṭham: wood
• kāṣṭham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• audumbaram: of the udumbara (fig) tree
• audumbaram: Karta (Subject-qualifier/कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: audumbara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (kāṣṭham)

• smṛtam: is prescribed/mentioned
• smṛtam: Kriya (Predicative/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: smṛ (स्मृ, स्मरणे) (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय (predicate)

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

• tatra: there
• tatra: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of place)

• gaurīśam: Gaurīśa (Lord of Gaurī)
• gaurīśam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gaurī + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन

• sūkṣmayā: with (the goddess) Sūkṣmā
• sūkṣmayā: Sahakāraka (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sūkṣmā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (सह/करण), एकवचन; ‘with Sūkṣmā’ (name/epithet)

• sahitam: accompanied (by)
• sahitam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sahita (सह्-क्त, कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (gaurīśam)

• tathā: thus/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: रीतिवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: thus/so)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa Māhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Fourth Monday: the devotee brings udumbara wood requisites and worships Gaurīśa—Śiva with Gaurī—while a subtle Devī aura (Sūkṣmā) is shown as an inner radiance accompanying the Lord.

Characters & Entities

• Gaurīśa (Śiva)
• Sūkṣmā (Devī/Śakti)
• Udumbara
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śiva worship is fulfilled when Śakti is honored alongside Him; sacred materials support focused devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, the setting for these Monday observances.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Use udumbara wood as prescribed and worship Gaurīśa together with Sūkṣmā.