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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

Dort, o Göttin, soll man die Scharen der Mütter—beginnend mit Sunandā—ordnungsgemäß verehren: mit Tieropfern (wie vorgeschrieben), Blumen und Gaben sowie mit erlesenem Weihrauch und Lampen. Durch das Speisen der Brāhmaṇas, o Devi, wird seine Erlangung vollendet werden.

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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