Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 10

Devanagari script

वैशाखे मधुहन्तारं ज्येष्ठे देवं त्रिविक्रमम् । वामनं तु तथाषाढे श्रावणे श्रीधरं स्मरेत्

Transliteration

vaiśākhe madhuhantāraṃ jyeṣṭhe devaṃ trivikramam | vāmanaṃ tu tathāṣāḍhe śrāvaṇe śrīdharaṃ smaret

Translation

في شهر فايشاكا (Vaiśākha) فليُذكر مادهوهانتري (Madhuhantṛ)؛ وفي جييشثا (Jyeṣṭha) الرب تريفكراما (Trivikrama)؛ وفي آشادها (Āṣāḍha) فامانا (Vāmana)؛ وفي شرافانا (Śrāvaṇa) فليُستحضر شريدهارا (Śrīdhara).

Word by Word

• वैशाखे: in Vaiśākha
• वैशाखे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशाख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (time)

• मधुहन्तारम्: the slayer of Madhu
• मधुहन्तारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधुहन्तृ (प्रातिपदिक: मधु + हन्तृ)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म

• ज्येष्ठे: in Jyeṣṭha
• ज्येष्ठे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्येष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (time)

• देवम्: the god
• देवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म

• त्रिविक्रमम्: Trivikrama
• त्रिविक्रमम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिविक्रम (प्रातिपदिक: त्रि + विक्रम)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म

• वामनम्: Vāmana
• वामनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वामन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म

• तु: and/then
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle)

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: 'likewise')

• आषाढे: in Āṣāḍha
• आषाढे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आषाढ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (time)

• श्रावणे: in Śrāvaṇa
• श्रावणे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन; अधिकरण (time)

• श्रीधरम्: Śrīdhara
• श्रीधरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीधर (प्रातिपदिक: श्री + धर)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म

• स्मरेत्: should remember
• स्मरेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A seasonal procession of four icons: Madhuhantṛ defeating Madhu-Kaiṭabha (symbolic), Trivikrama’s cosmic stride, Vāmana as dwarf-brahmacārin receiving water-gift, Śrīdhara holding Lakṣmī—each labeled by month.

Characters & Entities

• Madhuhantṛ
• Trivikrama
• Vāmana
• Śrīdhara
• Vaiśākha
• Jyeṣṭha
• Āṣāḍha
• Śrāvaṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Remembering Viṣṇu through specific names aligned with months sustains continuous devotion across the year.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No single tirtha is named; the verse advances a month-based devotional regimen within Revā Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Monthly smaraṇa/pūjā: Madhuhantṛ (Vaiśākha), Trivikrama (Jyeṣṭha), Vāmana (Āṣāḍha), Śrīdhara (Śrāvaṇa).