Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

याः स्त्रियस्तां च यक्ष्यंति तस्मिन्काले महोत्सवे । बलिभिः पुष्पधूपैश्च मा तासां त्वं गृहे विश

Transliteration

yāḥ striyastāṃ ca yakṣyaṃti tasminkāle mahotsave | balibhiḥ puṣpadhūpaiśca mā tāsāṃ tvaṃ gṛhe viśa

Translation

Para wanita yang akan memuja beliau pada waktu mahotsava itu—dengan persembahan bali, bunga dan dupa—janganlah engkau memasuki rumah mereka.

Word by Word

• yāḥ: who (those women)
• yāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-सर्वनाम (relative pronoun)

• striyaḥ: women
• striyaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: strī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन

• tām: her / that (goddess)
• tām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• yakṣyanti: will worship / will sacrifice to
• yakṣyanti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: yaj (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple Future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• tasmin: in that
• tasmin: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• kāle: time
• kāle: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kāla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• mahotsave: at the great festival
• mahotsave: Adhikarana (Occasion/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mahā + utsava (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—महान् उत्सवः

• balibhiḥ: with offerings
• balibhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• puṣpa-dhūpaiḥ: with flowers and incense
• puṣpa-dhūpaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa + dhūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

• mā: do not
• mā: Pratiṣedha (Prohibition/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: mā (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधार्थक-निपात (prohibitive particle)

• tāsām: of those (women)
• tāsām: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन

• tvam: you
• tvam: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yusmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: उत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• gṛhe: in (their) house
• gṛhe: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• viśa: enter
• viśa: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: viś (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced; injunction addressed to a potentially harmful entity)

Characters & Entities

• Striyaḥ
• Bali
• Puṣpa
• Dhūpa
• Mahotsava

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere ritual worship creates a protective spiritual boundary; devotion safeguards the household.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where festival offerings are portrayed as spiritually protective.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship during the mahotsava with bali-offerings, flowers, and incense (puṣpa, dhūpa).