Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

इह जन्मनि सौभाग्यमायुरारोग्यसंपदम् । अचिराल्लभते देवि सभार्यः सुखभाजनम्

Transliteration

iha janmani saubhāgyamāyurārogyasaṃpadam | acirāllabhate devi sabhāryaḥ sukhabhājanam

Translation

اے دیوی! اسی جنم میں وہ جلد ہی سعادت، درازیِ عمر اور صحت کی دولت پاتا ہے؛ اور اپنی زوجہ کے ساتھ خوشی کا ظرف بن جاتا ہے۔

Word by Word

• इह: here; in this world
• इह: Modifier (देश/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह (अव्यय)
• Form: देश/कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: here/in this world)

• जन्मनि: in (this) birth
• जन्मनि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जन्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• सौभाग्यम्: good fortune
• सौभाग्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौभाग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• आयुः: long life
• आयुः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन (अकारान्त-विशेषरूप)

• आरोग्य: health
• आरोग्य: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आरोग्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• संपदम्: prosperity; wealth
• संपदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संपद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अचिरात्: soon
• अचिरात्: Modifier (काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अचिरात् (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: soon; in a short time)

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

• देवि: O goddess
• देवि: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

• सभार्यः: together with (his) wife
• सभार्यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-भार्य (प्रातिपदिक; स (उपसर्गसदृश-पूर्वपद) + भार्या)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सहार्थक-समास (with-wife)

• सुखभाजनम्: a receptacle of happiness; source of joy
• सुखभाजनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख + भाजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (sukhasya bhājanam)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A couple at dawn offers arghya together; the home and family life are blessed by sunlight—symbols of health (herbs, clear water), longevity (kalasha), and fortune (lotus).

Characters & Entities

• Devī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic worship integrates dharma with well-being, presenting virtue as a source of harmony, health, and prosperity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The promise is embedded in the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, connecting practice in/for Prabhāsa with tangible blessings.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

The verse functions as a benefit statement (phalaśruti) for the preceding Sūrya-oriented observances (arghya/snānādi).