Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 64

Devanagari script

तं पुत्रमिव शर्वाणी सर्वापत्स्वभिरक्षति । चतुर्दश्यामथाष्टम्यां नवम्यां च विशेषतः

Transliteration

taṃ putramiva śarvāṇī sarvāpatsvabhirakṣati | caturdaśyāmathāṣṭamyāṃ navamyāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ

Translation

Śarvāṇī beschützt jenen Verehrer in jeder Gefahr, als wäre er ihr eigener Sohn — besonders am vierzehnten Mondtag, am achten und am neunten.

Word by Word

• tam: him/that (person)
• tam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Sarvanāma (pronoun), Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• putram: son
• putram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: putra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular

• iva: like/as
• iva: Sambandha (Comparative marker/उपमा-संबन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iva (अव्यय)
• Form: Upamā-avyaya (particle of comparison)

• śarvāṇī: Śarvāṇī (Pārvatī)
• śarvāṇī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śarvāṇī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular

• sarvāpatsu: in all dangers
• sarvāpatsu: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva + āpat (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural (बहुवचन); Samāsa: sarvāḥ āpadaḥ (in all calamities)

• abhirakṣati: protects
• abhirakṣati: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-√rakṣ (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present), Parasmaipada, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular

• caturdaśyām: on the fourteenth (tithi)
• caturdaśyām: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caturdaśī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• atha: then/also
• atha: Sambandha (Discourse connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: Anantarārtha-avyaya (then/also; connective particle)

• aṣṭamyām: on the eighth (tithi)
• aṣṭamyām: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṣṭamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• navamyām: on the ninth (tithi)
• navamyām: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (Time/काल-अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: navamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Coordinator)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Samuccaya-avyaya (conjunction)

• viśeṣataḥ: especially
• viśeṣataḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Adverbial modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣatas (अव्यय)
• Form: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa-avyaya (adverb)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Māhātmya narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Śarvāṇī stands as a compassionate mother shielding a devotee from calamities—storms, illness, enemies—her hand in abhaya-mudrā; a lunar calendar motif highlights Aṣṭamī, Navamī, Caturdaśī.

Characters & Entities

• Śarvāṇī
• Caṇḍikā (implied)
• Aṣṭamī
• Navamī
• Caturdaśī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Goddess’s grace is intimate and protective—she guards the devotee like her own child.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, in the context of its Māhātmya and the Goddess hymn’s promised fruits.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Special emphasis is placed on worship/recitation on Caturdaśī, Aṣṭamī, and Navamī tithis.