Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

तथा भाद्रपदे मासि मातुः पूजा कृता तु यैः । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्ता यांति विष्णुपदे नराः

Transliteration

tathā bhādrapade māsi mātuḥ pūjā kṛtā tu yaiḥ | sarvapāpavinirmuktā yāṃti viṣṇupade narāḥ

Translation

وكذلك في شهر بهادرابادا، من أقام عبادة الأمّ الإلهية (ديفي) تحرّر من جميع الآثام، ويمضي إلى مقام فيشنو.

Word by Word

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha/Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; प्रकारवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb: 'likewise')

• भाद्रपदे: in (the month of) Bhādrapada
• भाद्रपदे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाद्रपद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative), एकवचनम्

• मासि: in the month
• मासि: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• मातुः: of the Mother (Goddess)
• मातुः: Shashthi-Sambandha (Possessive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive), एकवचनम्

• पूजा: worship
• पूजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), एकवचनम्

• कृता: done/performed
• कृता: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृत (कृ धातु, क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha/Particle (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; निपातः

• यैः: by whom
• यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental), बहुवचनम्

• सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्ताः: freed from all sins
• सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + वि-निर्-मुक्त (मुच् धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषणम्

• यान्ति: they go
• यान्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथम-पुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• विष्णुपदे: to/into Viṣṇu’s abode
• विष्णुपदे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative), एकवचनम्

• नराः: men
• नराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (contextual attribution within Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā-kṣetra (with Mātṛ/Devī-pūjā observance in Bhādrapada)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas/pilgrims (implied audience)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims in Dvārakā during Bhādrapada offer flowers, lamps, and incense to the Mother (Devī/Mātṛ) in a shrine near Kṛṣṇa’s sacred precinct; the sea-wind and temple flags frame the act of worship, suggesting purification and ascent to Viṣṇu’s abode.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Mātṛ (the Mother, i.e., Goddess/Rukmiṇī in context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worship of the divine Mother is presented as a powerful purifier leading to liberation-oriented attainment (Viṣṇupada).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, within the Dvārakā-māhātmya framework.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performing the Mother’s worship (mātuḥ pūjā) in the month of Bhādrapada.