Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

रविं संस्थापयामास भक्त्या परमया युता । रविवारेण सप्तम्यां रक्त पुष्पानुलेपनैः

Transliteration

raviṃ saṃsthāpayāmāsa bhaktyā paramayā yutā | ravivāreṇa saptamyāṃ rakta puṣpānulepanaiḥ

Translation

Douée d’une dévotion suprême, elle établit Ravi (le Soleil). Un dimanche, au septième tithi (Saptamī), elle l’adora avec des fleurs rouges et des onguents rouges pour l’onction.

Word by Word

• ravim: the Sun (image/deity)
• ravim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ravi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन — Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• saṃsthāpayāmāsa: installed/established
• saṃsthāpayāmāsa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam-√sthā + ṇic (स्थापयति) (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (परोक्षभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद — Perfect, 3rd person, Singular, Parasmaipada

• bhaktyā: with devotion
• bhaktyā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन — Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• paramayā: supreme, highest
• paramayā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: parama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Instrumental, Singular; विशेषण (भक्त्या)

• yutā: endowed (with)
• yutā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: yuta (कृदन्त; √yuj ‘युज्’ + क्त)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Singular; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त विशेषण (युक्ता)

• ravivāreṇa: on Sunday
• ravivāreṇa: Adhikarana (Time-locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ravi-vāra (प्रातिपदिक; रवि + वार)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Instrumental, Singular; ‘रवेः वारः’ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• saptamyām: on the seventh (lunar day)
• saptamyām: Adhikarana (Time-locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saptamī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), एकवचन — Feminine, Locative, Singular

• rakta: red
• rakta: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: rakta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन — Neuter, Nom./Acc., Plural; विशेषण (पुष्पानुलेपनैः)

• puṣpānulepanaiḥ: with flower-ointments/anointings
• puṣpānulepanaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa-anulepana (प्रातिपदिक; पुष्प + अनुलेपन)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Neuter, Instrumental, Plural; ‘पुष्पैः अनुलेपनम्’ (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Ravi-sthāpana-sthāna (established by Bhadrakālī)

Type: temple

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Bhadrakālī, radiant yet composed, installs a Sun icon (Ravi) on a pedestal; Sunday Saptamī morning light; devotees bring red flowers and red paste; the Sun disc glows behind the shrine.

Characters & Entities

• Ravi (Sūrya)
• Bhadrakālī
• Saptamī
• Ravivāra (Sunday)
• Prabhāsakṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion expressed through proper time (vāra/tithi) and fitting offerings turns worship into a place-making act that radiates sacred merit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A Sūrya-associated spot within Prabhāsakṣetra connected to Bhadrakālī’s installation of Ravi (later framed as Bālārka Māhātmya).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Sūrya worship/installation on Ravivāra (Sunday) and Saptamī, using red flowers and anointing substances.