Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 86

Devanagari script

जंबूजंबीरनारिंगैरक्षोटैः पनसैस्तथा । जीरकैः कटुखण्डैश्च गुडेन लवणेन च

Transliteration

jaṃbūjaṃbīranāriṃgairakṣoṭaiḥ panasaistathā | jīrakaiḥ kaṭukhaṇḍaiśca guḍena lavaṇena ca

Translation

وبثمارِ الجامبو (jambū)، وبالأترجّ (citron) والبرتقال، وبالجوزِ والجاك فروت، وكذلك بالكمّون والتوابلِ الحارّة، وبسكرِ الجاغري (guda) والملح—تُستكمَلُ لوازمُ العبادة.

Word by Word

• जम्बू-जम्बीर-नारिङ्गैः: with jambu, citron, and orange
• जम्बू-जम्बीर-नारिङ्गैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जम्बू (प्रातिपदिक) + जम्बीर (प्रातिपदिक) + नारिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वः (instrumental plural)

• अक्षोटैः: with walnuts
• अक्षोटैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षोट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• पनसैः: with jackfruits
• पनसैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पनस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—समुच्चय/उपपद (also/likewise)

• जीरकैः: with cumin
• जीरकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• कटु-खण्डैः: with pungent pieces/chunks
• कटु-खण्डैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कटु (प्रातिपदिक) + खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (कटवः खण्डाः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• गुडेन: with jaggery
• गुडेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• लवणेन: with salt
• लवणेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brass plates and leaf bowls filled with fruits and small heaps of spices: cumin seeds, pungent mixtures, jaggery lumps, and salt; attendants carefully portioning items for offering.

Characters & Entities

• Sāvitrī
• Brahmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual devotion includes careful completeness—offering a balanced set of auspicious items reflects disciplined dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, in the context of its vrata and worship prescriptions.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Providing a detailed array of offerings including fruits, spices, jaggery, and salt for the rite.