Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

संपूर्णं चार्घ्यमादाय फलपुष्पाक्षतादिभिः । रजतं च शिरे कृत्वा मन्त्रमेतमुदीरयेत्

Transliteration

saṃpūrṇaṃ cārghyamādāya phalapuṣpākṣatādibhiḥ | rajataṃ ca śire kṛtvā mantrametamudīrayet

Translation

وليأخذ تقدمة الأَرْغْيَا (arghya) كاملةً مع الثمار والزهور والأكشَتَة (akṣata: الأرز غير المكسور) ونحوها، ويضع فضّةً على رأسه، ثم يتلو هذا المانترا.

Word by Word

• saṃpūrṇam: complete/full
• saṃpūrṇam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃpūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — ‘complete/full’ (qualifying arghyam)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय)

• arghyam: arghya offering
• arghyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arghya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — ‘arghya-offering’

• ādāya: having taken
• ādāya: Kriya (Gerund/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु) + ā + ल्यप् (ल्यप्)
• Form: अव्ययभावे कृदन्त (ल्यप्) — ‘having taken’

• phala-puṣpa-akṣata-ādibhiḥ: with fruits, flowers, akṣata, etc.
• phala-puṣpa-akṣata-ādibhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक) + puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + akṣata (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन — द्वन्द्व-समास (समाहार) ‘with fruits, flowers, unbroken rice, etc.’

• rajatam: silver
• rajatam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rajata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय)

• śire: on (one’s) head
• śire: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — ‘on the head’

• kṛtvā: having placed
• kṛtvā: Kriya (Gerund/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: अव्ययभावे कृदन्त (क्त्वा) — ‘having placed/done’

• mantram: the mantra
• mantram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• etam: this
• etam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — विशेषण ‘this’ (qualifying mantram)

• udīrayet: should recite
• udīrayet: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √īr (धातु) + ud + णिच् + लोट्
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — ‘he should utter/recite’

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (contextual attribution within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa māhātmya style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rukmiṇī-hrada (contextual) within Dvārakā

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee holds a filled arghya-vessel with flowers and akṣata; fruits are arranged nearby; a small piece of silver is ceremonially touched/placed upon the head before mantra-recitation.

Characters & Entities

• Arghya
• Akṣata
• Rajata (silver)
• Mantra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion expressed through proper offerings and mantra aligns the pilgrim with tīrtha-dharma and invites divine grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ritual is part of the observance at Rukmiṇī-hrada/Bhṛgu-tīrtha in Dvārakā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Prepare full arghya with fruits/flowers/akṣata, place silver on the head, and recite the prescribed mantra.