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

Dotada de devoção suprema, ela estabeleceu Ravi (o Sol). Num domingo, no sétimo tithi (Saptamī), ela o venerou com flores vermelhas e unguentos vermelhos para a unção.

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.