Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 114
देवताभ्यः पितृभ्यश्च महायोगिभ्य एव च । नमः स्वाहायै स्वधायै नित्यमेव नमोनमः
devatābhyaḥ pitṛbhyaśca mahāyogibhya eva ca | namaḥ svāhāyai svadhāyai nityameva namonamaḥ
ขอนอบน้อมแด่เหล่าเทวะ แด่ปิตฤ และแด่มหโยคีทั้งหลายด้วย ขอนอบน้อมแด่สวาหาและสวธา—นิตย์นิรันดร์ นโม นมะ ซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่า
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) speaking to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Pilgrims/ṛṣis in the frame narrative (mahatmya audience)
Scene: A śrāddha setting at a coastal tīrtha: a performer seated on kuśa grass facing south, water-vessel and darbha in hand, offering namaskāra to devas, pitṛs, and yogins; subtle presence of svāhā (fire/āhuti) and svadhā (pinda/tarpaṇa) as symbolic motifs.
FAQs
Śrāddha is a harmonizing act—honoring gods, ancestors, and realized beings through reverent invocation.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where such invocations are taught as part of the sacred rite tradition.
A salutation-mantra invoking Devas, Pitṛs, Mahāyogins, and specifically Svāhā and Svadhā.