Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 4

Devanagari script

माघे मासि तृतीयायां नारी वा पुरुषोऽपि वा । यस्तं पूजयते भक्त्या स मुक्तः पातकैर्भवेत्

Transliteration

māghe māsi tṛtīyāyāṃ nārī vā puruṣo'pi vā | yastaṃ pūjayate bhaktyā sa muktaḥ pātakairbhavet

Translation

Vào ngày trăng thứ ba của tháng Māgha, dù là nữ hay nam, ai chí thành thờ phụng Ngài thì sẽ được giải thoát khỏi mọi tội lỗi.

Word by Word

• माघे: in (the month of) Māgha
• माघे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: माघ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; कालवाचक-विशेषणार्थे (in the month Māgha)

• मासि: in the month
• मासि: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तृतीयायाम्: on the third (tithi)
• तृतीयायाम्: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तृतीया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तिथिवाचक (on the third lunar day)

• नारी: a woman
• नारी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात (disjunctive particle: or)

• पुरुषः: a man
• पुरुषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अप्यर्थक-निपात (particle: also/even)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-निपात (or)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-यत् (relative pronoun: who)

• तम्: him/that (deity)
• तम्: Karman (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; तं (him/that deity)

• पूजयते: worships
• पूजयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• मुक्तः: freed
• मुक्तः: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्त (कृदन्त; मुच् धातोः)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (freed)

• पातकैः: from sins
• पातकैः: Apadana (Ablative-sense/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पातक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; हेतौ/वियोगे (from sins; by sins as cause of bondage)

• भवेत्: would become/is sure to be
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Unknown (contextually within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Satyabhāmeśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On Māgha tṛtīyā, women and men gather at the shrine with lamps, flowers, and bilva leaves; the liṅga is adorned; devotees worship with folded hands, signifying inclusive access to liberation from sin.

Characters & Entities

• Māgha (month)
• Tṛtīyā (tithi)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Bhakti performed at the right sacred time (Māgha-tṛtīyā) is said to yield powerful purification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The deity/shrine praised in Adhyāya 157 (Satyabhāmeśvara context) within Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform pūjā (worship) with devotion on Māgha month’s tṛtīyā tithi.