Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 58

Devanagari script

महोदयं महानन्ददायकं वो भविष्यति । सम्यगाराधितो ब्रह्मा सर्वकार्येषु सर्वदा । सर्वान्कामांश्च मुक्तिं च युष्मभ्यं संप्रदास्यति

Transliteration

mahodayaṃ mahānandadāyakaṃ vo bhaviṣyati | samyagārādhito brahmā sarvakāryeṣu sarvadā | sarvānkāmāṃśca muktiṃ ca yuṣmabhyaṃ saṃpradāsyati

Translation

มโหทัยจักเป็นผู้ประทานความปีติยินดีอันยิ่งใหญ่แก่ท่านทั้งหลาย เมื่อบูชาพรหมาโดยชอบแล้ว พระองค์ย่อมเกื้อหนุนในกิจทั้งปวงเสมอ และประทานทั้งความปรารถนาทั้งหลายพร้อมทั้งโมกษะด้วย

Word by Word

• महोदयम्: great prosperity
• महोदयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महोदय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् उदयः)

• महानन्ददायकम्: giving great joy
• महानन्ददायकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महानन्द + दायक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (महानन्दस्य दायकम्); विशेषण

• वः: to you / for you
• वः: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive) वा चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), बहुवचन; एतस्मिन् प्रसङ्गे चतुर्थ्यर्थे (to you)

• भविष्यति: will be
• भविष्यति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• सम्यक्: properly
• सम्यक्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• आराधितः: worshipped
• आराधितः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ + राध् (धातु) + क्त → आराधित (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), विशेषण

• ब्रह्मा: Brahmā
• ब्रह्मा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; प्रातिपदिक: ब्रह्मन्, प्रथमा एकवचन रूप: ब्रह्मा

• सर्वकार्येषु: in all undertakings
• सर्वकार्येषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (सर्वाणि कार्याणि)

• सर्वदा: always
• सर्वदा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; विशेषण

• कामान्: desires
• कामान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• मुक्तिम्: liberation
• मुक्तिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• युष्मभ्यम्: to you (all)
• युष्मभ्यम्: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), बहुवचन

• संप्रदास्यति: will bestow, will grant
• संप्रदास्यति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + प्र + दा (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple Future), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva), continuing

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene auspicious moment in Prabhāsa: Brahmā, radiant and four-faced, bestowing blessings of success and liberation upon devoted seekers; subtle symbols of ‘Mahodaya’—rising light, lotus, and sacred waters.

Characters & Entities

• Mahodaya Tīrtha
• Brahmā
• Mukti

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

A tīrtha is not merely a location but a conduit of divine order—granting joy, success in righteous duties, and culminating in liberation.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mahodaya Tīrtha in Prabhāsakṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Proper worship (samyag-ārādhana) of Brahmā, implying tīrtha-centered devotion for both kāma (legitimate aims) and mokṣa.