Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 101

Devanagari script

श्रीदेव्युवाच । वैशाखे दर्शदिवसे ये चैवं तोषयंति माम् । अरिष्टाभरणैः पुष्पैर्दधिभक्तैश्च पूजनैः । तेषां सर्वोपसर्गा वै यास्यंति विलयं स्फुटम्

Transliteration

śrīdevyuvāca | vaiśākhe darśadivase ye caivaṃ toṣayaṃti mām | ariṣṭābharaṇaiḥ puṣpairdadhibhaktaiśca pūjanaiḥ | teṣāṃ sarvopasargā vai yāsyaṃti vilayaṃ sphuṭam

Translation

శ్రీదేవి పలికింది—“వైశాఖ మాస అమావాస్య రోజున, అరిష్టనివారక శుభాభరణాలు/రక్షాకవచాలు, పుష్పాలు, దధి-భక్త నైవేద్యాలతో పూజచేసి నన్ను ఇలా సంతోషపెట్టేవారికి, అన్ని ఉపద్రవాలు మరియు విపత్తులు స్పష్టంగా పూర్తిగా లయమవుతాయి.”

Word by Word

• श्रीदेवी: the revered Goddess
• श्रीदेवी: Karta (Speaker/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + देवी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग (feminine), प्रथमा (1st/nominative), एकवचन (singular)

• उवाच: said
• उवाच: Kriyā (Speech act)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)

• वैशाखे: in (the month of) Vaiśākha
• वैशाखे: Adhikaraṇa (Location/time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैशाख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन (singular)

• दर्शदिवसे: on the new-moon day
• दर्शदिवसे: Adhikaraṇa (Time)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्श + दिवस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), सप्तमी (7th/locative), एकवचन (singular)

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (adverb of manner)

• तोषयन्ति: please (propitiate)
• तोषयन्ति: Kriyā (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: तुष् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural); णिच् (causative)

• माम्: me
• माम्: Karman (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• अरिष्टाभरणैः: with ariṣṭa-ornaments
• अरिष्टाभरणैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अरिष्ट + आभरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), बहुवचन (plural)

• पुष्पैः: with flowers
• पुष्पैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), बहुवचन (plural)

• दधिभक्तैः: with curd and food (offerings)
• दधिभक्तैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दधि + भक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), बहुवचन (plural)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय (conjunction)

• पूजनैः: with acts of worship
• पूजनैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/means)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), तृतीया (3rd/instrumental), बहुवचन (plural)

• तेषाम्: of them
• तेषाम्: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी (6th/genitive), बहुवचन (plural)

• सर्वोपसर्गाः: all afflictions/obstacles
• सर्वोपसर्गाः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + उपसर्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (1st/nominative), बहुवचन (plural)

• वै: indeed
• वै: Avadhāraṇa (Emphasis)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/पादपूरण (emphatic particle)

• यास्यन्ति: will go
• यास्यन्ति: Kriyā (Main action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: या (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (Simple future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural)

• विलयम्: to dissolution/destruction
• विलयम्: Gati-karman (Goal)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया (2nd/accusative), एकवचन (singular)

• स्फुटम्: clearly
• स्फुटम्: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्फुटम् (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: clearly/manifestly)

Speaker

Śrī Devī (the Goddess)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: the petitioning worshippers/attendants (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Night of new moon in Vaiśākha: devotees offer flowers and a bowl of curd-rice before Devī; a protective amulet/ornament is presented; dark sky contrasts with lamp-lit sanctum; unseen afflictions dissolve as shadowy forms fading away.

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Devī
• Vaiśākha
• Darśa (new-moon day)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere Devī-pūjā performed at an auspicious time (Vaiśākha new moon) is taught as a dharmic means to dissolve life’s afflictions.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

This verse emphasizes a calendrical observance (Vaiśākha darśa/amāvasyā) rather than naming a single tīrtha in the verse itself.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pleasing the Goddess on Vaiśākha new moon with pūjā using flowers, protective/auspicious ornaments (ariṣṭābharaṇa), and offerings of curd and rice/food (dadhi-bhakta).