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Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 24

Devanagari script

तत्र मातृगणान्देवि सुनंदाद्यान्विधानतः । पशुपुष्पोपहारैश्च धूपदीपैस्तथोत्तमैः । विप्राणां भोजनैर्देवि तस्य सिद्धिर्भविष्यति

Transliteration

tatra mātṛgaṇāndevi sunaṃdādyānvidhānataḥ | paśupuṣpopahāraiśca dhūpadīpaistathottamaiḥ | viprāṇāṃ bhojanairdevi tasya siddhirbhaviṣyati

Translation

هناك، يا ديفي، ينبغي أن تُعبَد جموع الأمهات الإلهيات ابتداءً بسونندا وفق القاعدة، بقرابين الحيوان كما هو مقرر، وبالزهور والهبات، وبالبخور والمصابيح الفاخرة. وبإطعام البراهمة، يا ديفي، يتمّ نيلُه وتتحقق غايته.

Word by Word
tatrathere
tatra:
Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatra (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)
mātṛgaṇānthe groups of Mothers (Mātṛs)
mātṛgaṇān:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmātṛ + gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2), बहुवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (mātṝṇāṃ gaṇāḥ)
deviO Goddess
devi:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootdevī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (8), एकवचन
sunandādyānbeginning with Sunandā, etc.
sunandādyān:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsunandā + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), बहुवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष (sunandā-ādi ‘beginning with Sunandā’); विशेषण mātṛgaṇān प्रति
vidhānataḥaccording to prescribed procedure
vidhānataḥ:
Prakaraṇa (Manner/प्रकार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvidhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb) ‘according to rule’
paśuanimal (offering)
paśu:
Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootpaśu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासपूर्वपद)
puṣpaflowers
puṣpa:
Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootpuṣpa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासपूर्वपद)
upahāraiḥwith offerings (animals, flowers, etc.)
upahāraiḥ:
Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootupahāra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3), बहुवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (paśu + puṣpa + upahāra) समाहार/इतरेतर-भावेन ‘offerings of animals and flowers’
caand
ca:
Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)
dhūpaincense
dhūpa:
Sambandha (Relation/सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootdhūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समासपूर्वपद)
dīpaiḥwith incense and lamps
dīpaiḥ:
Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootdīpa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3), बहुवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (dhūpa + dīpa)
tathālikewise; also
tathā:
Prakaraṇa (Manner/प्रकार)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb)
uttamaiḥexcellent; best
uttamaiḥ:
Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootuttama (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3), बहुवचन; विशेषण (dhūpadīpaiḥ/upahāraiḥ प्रति)
viprāṇāmof Brahmins
viprāṇām:
Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootvipra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6), बहुवचन
bhojanaiḥwith meals/feeding
bhojanaiḥ:
Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootbhojana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3), बहुवचन
deviO Goddess
devi:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootdevī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8), एकवचन
tasyaof him/that (practice)
tasya:
Shashthi-sambandha (Genitive relation/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6), एकवचन
siddhiḥsuccess; accomplishment
siddhiḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsiddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1), एकवचन
bhaviṣyatiwill be; will occur
bhaviṣyati:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootbhū (धातु)
Formलृट्-लकार (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
Speaker

Skanda (deduced, Prabhāsa Māhātmya narration)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Śrīmukha-dvāra (Mātṛgaṇa-sthāna)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (addressed as devi)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ritual scene at the gateway shrine: Mātṛkās in a semicircle, Sunandā foremost; offerings arranged—flowers, incense, lamps; a bali-platform indicated; brāhmaṇas seated for bhojana; the devotee completes the rite with folded hands.

Characters & Entities
M
Mātṛgaṇa
S
Sunandā
V
Vipra (Brāhmaṇa)

FAQs

Ritual devotion is completed by dharmic conduct—especially hospitality and feeding of Brāhmaṇas—leading to siddhi.

The Śrīmukha/Arkasthala sphere in Prabhāsa Kṣetra where the Mātṛgaṇas are worshipped.

Worship the Mātṛgaṇas (starting with Sunandā) with prescribed offerings, incense and lamps, and perform brāhmaṇa-bhojana (feeding Brāhmaṇas).

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