Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 2

Devanagari script

श्रावण्यां श्रावणे मासि यस्तां पूजयते नरः । पायसैर्मधुना वापि दिव्यपुष्पोपहारकैः

Transliteration

śrāvaṇyāṃ śrāvaṇe māsi yastāṃ pūjayate naraḥ | pāyasairmadhunā vāpi divyapuṣpopahārakaiḥ

Translation

Trong tháng Śrāvaṇa, vào ngày Śrāvaṇī, ai tôn thờ Nữ Thần ấy bằng lễ vật như cơm sữa ngọt, mật ong, hay dâng hoa thiêng—

Word by Word

• श्रावण्याम्: on (the day of) Śrāvaṇī
• श्रावण्याम्: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रावणी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• श्रावणे: in Śrāvaṇa (month)
• श्रावणे: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रावण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier)

• मासि: in the month
• मासि: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• ताम्: her
• ताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)

• पूजयते: worships
• पूजयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद

• नरः: a man; person
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)

• पायसैः: with rice-pudding offerings
• पायसैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पायस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

• मधुना: with honey
• मधुना: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)

• वा: or
• वा: Samuccaya/Option (विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; विकल्पार्थक निपात (disjunctive particle)

• अपि: also; even
• अपि: Sambandha/Emphasis (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निपात (particle: also/even)

• दिव्यपुष्पोपहारकैः: with offerings of divine flowers
• दिव्यपुष्पोपहारकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव्य + पुष्प + उपहारक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Balādevī-sthāna (Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: At Balādevī’s shrine during Śrāvaṇa, devotees present bowls of pāyasa and honey, and heaps of fragrant flowers; monsoon clouds gather outside; the sanctum glows with lamps and wet stone floors reflect light.

Characters & Entities

• Śrāvaṇa
• Śrāvaṇī
• Balādevī
• Pāyasa
• Madhu

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Seasonal devotion—worship performed in auspicious times with pure offerings—harmonizes the devotee’s life with sacred order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The goddess shrine in Prabhāsakṣetra identified in this chapter’s context—Balādevī (and the nearby Mothers’ sacred area).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Worship in Śrāvaṇa on Śrāvaṇī with naivedya like pāyasa, honey, and flower offerings.