Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 51

Devanagari script

तथा भाद्रपदे मासि मातुः पूजा कृता तु यैः । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्ता यांति विष्णुपदे नराः

Transliteration

tathā bhādrapade māsi mātuḥ pūjā kṛtā tu yaiḥ | sarvapāpavinirmuktā yāṃti viṣṇupade narāḥ

Translation

De même, au mois de Bhādrapada, ceux qui accomplissent le culte de la Mère (Devī) sont délivrés de tous les péchés et gagnent la demeure de Viṣṇu.

Word by Word

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha/Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; प्रकारवाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb: 'likewise')

• भाद्रपदे: in (the month of) Bhādrapada
• भाद्रपदे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाद्रपद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative), एकवचनम्

• मासि: in the month
• मासि: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• मातुः: of the Mother (Goddess)
• मातुः: Shashthi-Sambandha (Possessive/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (Genitive), एकवचनम्

• पूजा: worship
• पूजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (Nominative), एकवचनम्

• कृता: done/performed
• कृता: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृत (कृ धातु, क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle)

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha/Particle (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; निपातः

• यैः: by whom
• यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (Instrumental), बहुवचनम्

• सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्ताः: freed from all sins
• सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्ताः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + पाप (प्रातिपदिक) + वि-निर्-मुक्त (मुच् धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषणम्

• यान्ति: they go
• यान्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथम-पुरुषः, बहुवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• विष्णुपदे: to/into Viṣṇu’s abode
• विष्णुपदे: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विष्णु (प्रातिपदिक) + पद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (Locative), एकवचनम्

• नराः: men
• नराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (contextual attribution within Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā-kṣetra (with Mātṛ/Devī-pūjā observance in Bhādrapada)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇas/pilgrims (implied audience)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims in Dvārakā during Bhādrapada offer flowers, lamps, and incense to the Mother (Devī/Mātṛ) in a shrine near Kṛṣṇa’s sacred precinct; the sea-wind and temple flags frame the act of worship, suggesting purification and ascent to Viṣṇu’s abode.

Characters & Entities

• Viṣṇu
• Mātṛ (the Mother, i.e., Goddess/Rukmiṇī in context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worship of the divine Mother is presented as a powerful purifier leading to liberation-oriented attainment (Viṣṇupada).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, within the Dvārakā-māhātmya framework.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Performing the Mother’s worship (mātuḥ pūjā) in the month of Bhādrapada.