Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 76
Devanagari script
वायवायाहि मन्त्रेण वायुं देवि सदार्चयेत् । यथाक्रममिमान्देवि सर्वान्वै पूजयेद्बुधः
Transliteration
vāyavāyāhi mantreṇa vāyuṃ devi sadārcayet | yathākramamimāndevi sarvānvai pūjayedbudhaḥ
Translation
হে দেবী, “বায়বায়াহি…” মন্ত্রে বায়ুদেবকে সদা অর্চনা করবে। এইভাবে যথাক্রমে জ্ঞানী ব্যক্তি সকল দেবতাকেই পূজা করবে।
Word by Word
vāyavaO Vāyu
vāyava:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootvāyu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन; मन्त्रपद (address to Vāyu)
yāhicome/go
yāhi:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√yā (या)
Formलोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd), एकवचन; मन्त्रपद
mantreṇawith the mantra
mantreṇa:
Karana (Instrument/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootmantra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण
vāyumVāyu (wind-god)
vāyum:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvāyu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म
deviO देवी
devi:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootdevī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन
sadāalways
sadā:
Adhikarana (Time/कालाधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsadā (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक अव्यय
arcayetone should worship
arcayet:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√arc (अर्च्)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
yathā-kramamin due order/sequence
yathā-kramam:
Sambandha (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyathā + krama (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययीभावसमास; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
imānthese
imān:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootidam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying sarvān)
deviO देवी
devi:
Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootdevī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन, एकवचन
sarvānall (of them)
sarvān:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; कर्म
vaiindeed
vai:
Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvai (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (emphatic particle)
pūjayetone should worship
pūjayet:
Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√pūj (पूज्)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
budhaḥa wise person
budhaḥ:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbudha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्ता
Speaker
Sūta (deduced from Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narrative style)
Characters & Entities
V
VāyuFAQs
Dharma is practiced through order and completeness: worship becomes holistic when performed sequentially, honoring each divine function.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, framed as a mandala of worship where a full sequence of deities is honored.
Arcana to Vāyu with the “vāyav āyāhi” mantra, and then worship of all associated deities in the prescribed order.