Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

चतुर्थ्यां भौमवारेण भक्ष्यभोज्यः समोदकैः । पूजयेद्विधिवद्देवि तस्य सिद्धिर्भवेद्ध्रुवम्

Transliteration

caturthyāṃ bhaumavāreṇa bhakṣyabhojyaḥ samodakaiḥ | pūjayedvidhivaddevi tasya siddhirbhaveddhruvam

Translation

தேவி, சதுர்த்தி திதி செவ்வாய்க்கிழமையுடன் சேர்ந்தால், உண்ணத்தக்க உணவுகளும் மோதக முதலிய இனிய நைவேத்யங்களும் கொண்டு விதிப்படி (அவரை) வழிபட வேண்டும்; அவனுக்கு சித்தி உறுதியாக உண்டாகும்.

Word by Word

• caturthyām: on the fourth (lunar day)
• caturthyām: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caturthī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन; अधिकरणे (tithi-locative)

• bhaumavāreṇa: on Tuesday
• bhaumavāreṇa: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhauma-vāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करणम्/काल-निर्देशः

• bhakṣya-bhojyaiḥ: with snacks and food offerings
• bhakṣya-bhojyaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakṣya + bhojya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; करणम् (means: with eatables and foods)

• samodakaiḥ: together with modakas
• samodakaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa-modaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (with modakas)

• pūjayet: should worship
• pūjayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; विधिः

• vidhivat: properly, as prescribed
• vidhivat: Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vidhi-vat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb: 'according to rule')

• devi: O goddess
• devi: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: devī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन

• tasya: of him/thereof
• tasya: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सम्बन्ध

• siddhiḥ: success/attainment
• siddhiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• bhavet: would be / will occur
• bhavet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• dhruvam: certainly
• dhruvam: Prakara (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: dhruva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय-प्रयोग (adverbial accusative; certainty marker)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Gaṇanātha/Vināyaka in Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee performs Gaṇanātha/Vināyaka pūjā on Caturthī that coincides with Tuesday, offering sweets and foods; the deity’s presence promises certain success.

Characters & Entities

• Gaṇanātha/Vināyaka
• Caturthī
• Bhaumavāra (Tuesday)
• Modaka
• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right timing and right offering, performed with proper devotion and method, lead to assured spiritual and worldly accomplishment.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Gaṇanātha/Vināyaka shrine in Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship on Caturthī when it is Tuesday, offering bhakṣya-bhojya and modakas, performed vidhivat (according to rite).