Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

सर्वरोगहरं दिव्यं सर्वसिद्धिप्रदायकम् । सोमवारव्रतंनाम सर्वकामफलप्रदम्

Transliteration

sarvarogaharaṃ divyaṃ sarvasiddhipradāyakam | somavāravrataṃnāma sarvakāmaphalapradam

Translation

วัตรอันศักดิ์สิทธิ์ชื่อว่า “โสมวารวรต” (การถือศีลอดวันจันทร์) ขจัดโรคทั้งปวง ประทานสิทธิทั้งปวง และให้ผลแห่งความปรารถนาทั้งสิ้น.

Word by Word

• सर्वरोगहरम्: remover of all diseases
• सर्वरोगहरम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + रोग (प्रातिपदिक) + हर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासार्थः—‘सर्वान् रोगान् हरति’ (removes all diseases)

• दिव्यम्: divine
• दिव्यम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वसिद्धिप्रदायकम्: giver of all attainments
• सर्वसिद्धिप्रदायकम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + सिद्धि (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रदायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘सर्वाः सिद्धीः प्रददाति’

• सोमवारव्रतम्: the Monday-vow
• सोमवारव्रतम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोमवार (प्रातिपदिक) + व्रत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नाम: named
• नाम: Sambandha (Appositional marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम (अव्यय)
• Form: नाम-शब्दः (particle) — ‘called’

• सर्वकामफलप्रदम्: bestower of the fruits of all desires
• सर्वकामफलप्रदम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + काम (प्रातिपदिक) + फल (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; ‘सर्वेषां कामानां फलम् प्रददाति’

Speaker

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

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Somavāra-vrata (at Prabhāsa/Somnath context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A proclamation of Somavāra-vrata’s power: healing, siddhi, and fulfillment—evoking Śiva’s grace and the Moon’s auspiciousness.

Characters & Entities

• Somavāra-vrata

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Disciplined devotion expressed through vrata (especially Somavāra) purifies the body and life, yielding dharmic success and desired fruits.

Which specific holy site (Tīrtha) is glorified here?

The verse occurs within the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, framing Somavāra-vrata as especially meritorious in the sacred geography of Prabhāsa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Observance of Somavāra-vrata (a Monday fast/vow), praised for healing and granting accomplishments.