Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

तत्पुण्यं सकलं तस्य कुमारेशार्चनात्सकृत् । लभते दिवसैकेन विधिना यदि पूजयेत्

Transliteration

tatpuṇyaṃ sakalaṃ tasya kumāreśārcanātsakṛt | labhate divasaikena vidhinā yadi pūjayet

Translation

Toàn bộ công đức ấy, người ấy sẽ thọ nhận trọn vẹn chỉ bằng một lần lễ bái Kumāreśa—nếu hành lễ đúng pháp—ngay trong một ngày.

Word by Word

• तत्: that
• तत्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् पुण्यम्-विशेषण

• पुण्यम्: merit
• पुण्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन

• सकलम्: entire; complete
• सकलम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सकल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषणम् पुण्यम्-विशेषण

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive), एकवचन

• कुमारेशार्चनात्: from worship of Kumāreśa
• कुमारेशार्चनात्: Apadana (Source/Cause/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुमारेश + अर्चन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative), एकवचन

• सकृत्: once
• सकृत्: Kaaladhikarana (Time/Frequency)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सकृत् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; काल/आवृत्तिवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of frequency)

• लभते: obtains
• लभते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपदम्

• दिवसैकेन: in one day
• दिवसैकेन: Kaaladhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिवस + एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन; कालपरिमाण (within one day)

• विधिना: according to rule; by proper rite
• विधिना: Karana (Means/Procedure/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; शर्त-सम्बन्धी अव्यय (conditional conjunction)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Unspecified (within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kumāreśvara

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A single-day, perfectly executed Kumāreśvara pūjā: abhiṣeka, bilva offerings, incense, lamps, and pradakṣiṇā—culminating in a burst of serene radiance signifying ‘complete merit’ attained swiftly.

Characters & Entities

• Kumāreśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Rightly performed worship at a powerful sacred site can confer immense merit swiftly.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kumāreśvara in Prabhāsakṣetra, a Śaiva sacred locus described in the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform Kumāreśa-arcana (worship) even once, but in accordance with proper ritual procedure (vidhi).