Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

यस्तं पूजयते भक्त्या मासमेकं निरन्तरम् । षण्मासस्यार्चनेनैव यत्पुण्यमुपजायते

Transliteration

yastaṃ pūjayate bhaktyā māsamekaṃ nirantaram | ṣaṇmāsasyārcanenaiva yatpuṇyamupajāyate

Translation

ผู้ใดบูชาพระองค์ด้วยภักดีตลอดหนึ่งเดือนโดยไม่ขาดสาย ย่อมได้บุญกุศลเท่ากับที่เกิดจากการอาราธนาตลอดหกเดือน

Word by Word

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)

• तम्: that (him/it)
• तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; (लिङ्गम्/देवम् सूचयति)

• पूजयते: worships
• पूजयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• मासम्: for a month
• मासम्: Kaaladhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; कालपरिमाण (duration)

• एकम्: one
• एकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् मासम्-विशेषण

• निरन्तरम्: continuously; without break
• निरन्तरम्: Kaaladhikarana (Continuity/काल)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निरन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), एकवचन; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbially)

• षण्मासस्य: of six months
• षण्मासस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: षण्मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• अर्चनेन: by worship (act of archana)
• अर्चनेन: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Emphasis (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण-निपात (emphatic particle)

• यत्: which
• यत्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative)

• पुण्यम्: merit
• पुण्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• उपजायते: arises; is produced
• उपजायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

Speaker

Unspecified (within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kumāreśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee performs daily liṅga-pūjā for a full month—offering water, bilva leaves, lamps—while a subtle divine radiance suggests the ‘six-month merit’ condensed into one month.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Steady, uninterrupted devotion intensifies spiritual merit beyond what long durations alone may yield.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), within the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa’s sacred geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Continuous worship (arcana/pūjā) for one full month with devotion.