Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

श्रावणे मासि विधिना या नारी तां प्रपूजयेत् । तृतीयायां शुक्लपक्षे सा दुःखैर्मुच्यतेऽखिलैः

Transliteration

śrāvaṇe māsi vidhinā yā nārī tāṃ prapūjayet | tṛtīyāyāṃ śuklapakṣe sā duḥkhairmucyate'khilaiḥ

Translation

శ్రావణ మాసములో విధిపూర్వకంగా శుక్లపక్ష తృతీయనాడు ఏ స్త్రీ ఆమెను పూజించునో, ఆమె సమస్త దుఃఖముల నుండి విముక్తి పొందును.

Word by Word

• śrāvaṇe: in Śrāvaṇa
• śrāvaṇe: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śrāvaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; मासविशेष

• māsi: in the month
• māsi: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: māsa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• vidhinā: according to the prescribed rite
• vidhinā: Karana (Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vidhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• yā: who (she)
• yā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative pronoun)

• nārī: woman
• nārī: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• tām: her (that goddess)
• tām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; संकेत (correlative pronoun)

• prapūjayet: should worship well
• prapūjayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra-pūj (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• tṛtīyāyām: on the third (lunar day)
• tṛtīyāyām: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tṛtīyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन; तिथिवाचक

• śukla-pakṣe: in the bright fortnight
• śukla-pakṣe: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śukla (प्रातिपदिक) + pakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कर्मधारय-समास (शुक्लः पक्षः); पुल्लिङ्ग, सप्तमी, एकवचन

• sā: she
• sā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; संकेत (correlative pronoun)

• duḥkhaiḥ: from sufferings
• duḥkhaiḥ: Apadana (Separation/Source/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: duḥkha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• mucyate: is freed
• mucyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: muc (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive sense)

• akhilaiḥ: all
• akhilaiḥ: Apadana (Separation/Source/अपादान)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: akhila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण (दुःखैः)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva) (contextual continuation)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mantravibhūṣaṇā (Gaurī)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahādevī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A woman devotee in Śrāvaṇa performs orderly pūjā on śukla-tṛtīyā before Mantravibhūṣaṇā Devī: offering flowers, lamp, and water; the atmosphere is monsoon-cooled, with temple bells and a serene face suggesting release from sorrow.

Characters & Entities

• Śrāvaṇa (month)
• Tṛtīyā (tithi)
• Śukla-pakṣa
• Mantravibhūṣaṇā Gaurī
• Bhīmeśvara
• Prabhāsa Kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Time-sanctified devotion (month and tithi) aligns the devotee with dharma and is promised as a cure for suffering.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Devī Mantravibhūṣaṇā (Gaurī) shrine near Bhīmeśvara in Prabhāsa Kṣetra.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform proper worship (vidhinā pūjā) in Śrāvaṇa month on Śukla-pakṣa Tṛtīyā.