Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 5

Devanagari script

मसूरा राजमाषाश्च गोधूमास्त्रिपुटास्तथा । चणका वर्तला वापि मकुष्ठाश्चैवमादयः

Transliteration

masūrā rājamāṣāśca godhūmāstripuṭāstathā | caṇakā vartalā vāpi makuṣṭhāścaivamādayaḥ

Translation

ومما ينبغي اجتنابه أيضًا: العدس (masūra)، وفاصولياء rājamāṣa، والقمح (godhūma)، وtripuṭa، والحمص (caṇaka)، وvartalā كذلك، وmakuṣṭha وما شابه ذلك.

Word by Word

• masūrāḥ: lentils (masūra)
• masūrāḥ: Karma (Object-list/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: masūra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• rājamāṣāḥ: rājamāṣa beans
• rājamāṣāḥ: Karma (Object-list/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rāja + māṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• godhūmāḥ: wheat (godhūma)
• godhūmāḥ: Karma (Object-list/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: godhūma (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• tripuṭāḥ: tripuṭa (a kind of pulse/seed)
• tripuṭāḥ: Karma (Object-list/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tripuṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• tathā: also, likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, समुच्चय/अनुक्रमसूचक (indeclinable, 'also/likewise')

• caṇakāḥ: chickpeas (caṇaka)
• caṇakāḥ: Karma (Object-list/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caṇaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• vartalāḥ: vartalā (a kind of pulse/bean)
• vartalāḥ: Karma (Object-list/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vartalā (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Feminine, Nominative, Plural)

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Alternative/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कारक (particle: also/even)

• makuṣṭhāḥ: makuṣṭha (a kind of pulse)
• makuṣṭhāḥ: Karma (Object-list/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: makuṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• evam: thus, in this way
• evam: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of manner)

• ādayaḥ: and others (etc.)
• ādayaḥ: Karma (Object-list/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative, Plural); 'आदि' = 'and others beginning with'

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (vrata-niyama context)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A continuation of the dietary injunctions: bowls of masūra, rājamāṣa, wheat, tripuṭa, chickpeas, vartalā, makuṣṭha are shown as ‘to be avoided’ during the nakta observance, while a simple permitted offering is prepared for Devī.

Characters & Entities

• Devī
• Prabhāsakṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic vows emphasize consistent restraint; even diet is regulated to sustain sādhana.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

These rules are part of the Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya’s vrata instructions.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Avoid additional specified foods during the vow, including masūra, rājamāṣa, wheat, caṇaka, and other named items.