Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 40

Devanagari script

जया च विजया चैव गौरी चैव महाधना । मनोजवा वायुपत्नी ऋद्धिश्च धनदप्रिया

Transliteration

jayā ca vijayā caiva gaurī caiva mahādhanā | manojavā vāyupatnī ṛddhiśca dhanadapriyā

Translation

又有胜利女神阇耶与毗阇耶，以及高丽女神与大财女神；还有风神伐由之妻摩诺阇婆，并有财富之主所钟爱的瑞德蒂（Ṛddhi）。

Word by Word

• जया: Jayā
• जया: Apposition (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• विजया: Vijayā
• विजया: Apposition (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विजया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Emphasis (निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• गौरी: Gaurī
• गौरी: Apposition (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Emphasis (निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• महाधना: very wealthy
• महाधना: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महा (प्रातिपदिक) + धन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः (महद् धनं यस्याः)

• मनोजवा: Manojavā (swift as mind)
• मनोजवा: Apposition (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनस् (प्रातिपदिक) + जव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मनसः जवः यस्याः = mind-swift)

• वायुपत्नी: wife of Vāyu
• वायुपत्नी: Apposition (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वायु (प्रातिपदिक) + पत्नी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वायोः पत्नी)

• ऋद्धिः: Ṛddhi (prosperity)
• ऋद्धिः: Apposition (समनाधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋद्धि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Connector (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• धनदप्रिया: beloved of Dhanada (Kubera)
• धनदप्रिया: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धनद (प्रातिपदिक) + प्रिया (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (धनदस्य प्रिया)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Māhātmya audience

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A procession of personified powers arrives: Jayā and Vijayā with victory banners, Gaurī luminous and white-garbed, Mahādhanā with overflowing vessels, Manojavā riding the wind near Vāyu, and Ṛddhi beside Kubera with jewels.

Characters & Entities

• Jayā
• Vijayā
• Gaurī
• Mahādhanā
• Manojavā
• Vāyu
• Ṛddhi
• Dhanada (Kubera)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Victory and prosperity are portrayed as divine attendants of dharma—true success is aligned with sacred order and worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, where multiple auspicious powers and deities converge, underscoring the kṣetra’s greatness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No direct prescription; the verse continues the catalogue of divine attendees at the yajña.