Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

देवो वा दानवो वापि सौरिणा पीडितो न यः । शनिवारेण संपूज्य भक्त्या सौरीश्वरं शिवम्

Transliteration

devo vā dānavo vāpi sauriṇā pīḍito na yaḥ | śanivāreṇa saṃpūjya bhaktyā saurīśvaraṃ śivam

Translation

Whether god or dānava, whoever is afflicted by Sauri (Śani) becomes free of that torment after devoutly worshipping Śiva as Saurīśvara on a Saturday.

Word by Word

• देवः: a god
• देवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (विकल्पार्थक-निपात/alternative ‘or’)

• दानवः: a demon
• दानवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (विकल्पार्थक-निपात)

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निपात; ‘also/even’)

• सौरिणा: by Sauri (Śani)
• सौरिणा: Kartr (Agent in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन

• पीडितः: afflicted
• पीडितः: Karta (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पीड् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; कर्मणि

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (निषेध/negation)

• यः: who
• यः: Karta (Relative subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• शनिवारेण: on Saturday/by Saturday (observance)
• शनिवारेण: Karana (Time-instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शनिवार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन; समासः—शनैः (शनि) + वारः (तत्पुरुषः; ‘day of Śani’)

• संपूज्य: having worshipped
• संपूज्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वकाल)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + पूज् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त (ल्यप्/absolutive), अव्यय; पूर्वक्रिया—‘having worshipped’

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सौरीश्वरम्: Saurīśvara (Lord connected with Śani)
• सौरीश्वरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सौरि + ईश्वर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—सौरेः ईश्वरः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः)

• शिवम्: Śiva
• शिवम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (सौरीश्वरम् इति शिवस्य विशेष-नाम)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (deduced from the adhyāya’s dialogue frame)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Saurīśvara (within Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrimage audience seeking remedies and tīrtha-phala

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A Saturday twilight worship: devotees offer lamps and bilva to a Śiva-liṅga titled Saurīśvara; Śani appears as a dark-hued graha-deity at the periphery, pacified, with chains of suffering breaking.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Saurīśvara
• Śani (Sauri)
• Deva
• Dānava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional worship (bhakti) to Śiva as Saurīśvara transforms suffering and pacifies harsh karmic forces symbolized by Śani.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra is the māhātmya setting where Saurīśvara worship is recommended for relief and merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform devoted worship (saṃpūjā) of Śiva as Saurīśvara specifically on a Saturday (śanivāra).