Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 3

Devanagari script

यस्तं पूजयते भक्त्या श्रीपंचम्यां विधानतः । न विमुक्तो भवेल्लक्ष्म्या यावन्मन्वतरं प्रिये

Transliteration

yastaṃ pūjayate bhaktyā śrīpaṃcamyāṃ vidhānataḥ | na vimukto bhavellakṣmyā yāvanmanvataraṃ priye

Translation

爱卿啊，凡于“吉祥五日”（Śrīpañcamī）依正法仪轨以虔信礼拜彼尊者者，直至一劫之摩奴期（Manvantara）尽时，亦不与吉祥天女（Lakṣmī）分离。

Word by Word

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

• tam: him/that (one)
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; संकेत-सर्वनाम (demonstrative pronoun)

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

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

• śrīpaṃcamyām: on (the day of) Śrīpañcamī
• śrīpaṃcamyām: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrī-paṃcamī (प्रातिपदिक; śrī + paṃcamī)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (श्रियाः पञ्चमी)

• vidhānataḥ: according to the prescribed rule
• vidhānataḥ: Kriya-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vidhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त (ablatival adverb)

• na: not
• na: Pratiṣedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (निपात)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध-निपात

• vimuktaḥ: released, freed
• vimuktaḥ: Kartṛ-samānādhikaraṇa (Subject complement/कर्तृसमनाधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-mukta (कृदन्त; मुच् धातोः क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle)

• bhavet: would be / becomes
• bhavet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• lakṣmyāḥ: from Lakṣmī (fortune)
• lakṣmyāḥ: Apādāna (Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: lakṣmī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• yāvat: as long as, until
• yāvat: Kāla-avadhi (Temporal limit/कालावधि)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yāvat (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; परिमाण/अवधि-बोधक (limit/extent marker)

• manvantaram: a manvantara (cosmic period)
• manvantaram: Kāla (Time/काल)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manvantara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; कालवाचक

• priye: O dear one
• priye: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Lakṣmīśvara

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pārvatī (‘priye’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: On Śrīpañcamī, devotees gather at Lakṣmīśvara: women and men with lotus, bilva, lamps; a priest performs abhiṣeka; Lakṣmī’s presence is symbolized by lotuses, coins, and a radiant aura around the liṅga; the promise of enduring Śrī is conveyed through a cosmic backdrop (kalpa/manvantara imagery).

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara
• Lakṣmī
• Lakṣmīśvara
• Śrīpañcamī
• Manvantara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Prosperity is sustained by devotion and disciplined observance, not mere acquisition—Lakṣmī abides where dharma is honored.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Lakṣmīśvara Liṅga of Prabhāsa Kṣetra, praised for ensuring enduring association with Lakṣmī.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform worship on Śrīpañcamī according to prescribed procedure (vidhi) to secure lasting prosperity.