Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14
दौहित्रं खड्गमित्युक्तं ललाटे शृङ्गमस्ति यत् । तस्य शृंगस्य यत्पात्रं तद्दौहित्रमिति स्मृतम्
dauhitraṃ khaḍgamityuktaṃ lalāṭe śṛṅgamasti yat | tasya śṛṃgasya yatpātraṃ taddauhitramiti smṛtam
‘দৌহিত্ৰ’ বুলিলে ‘খড়্গ’ বুজায়—যি জন্তুৰ কপালত শিং থাকে। সেই শিঙৰ পৰা নিৰ্মিত পাত্ৰকেই ‘দৌহিত্ৰ’ বুলি স্মৰণ কৰা হয়।
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A śrāddha setting at Prabhāsa: a brāhmaṇa officiant displays a horn-made ritual vessel labeled ‘dauhitṛa’, explaining its name to attentive pilgrims; nearby are darbha bundles, ghee pot, and a low altar by the sea-breeze.
FAQs
Purāṇic ritual terms often preserve technical meanings; understanding them refines correct śrāddha practice.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where śrāddha traditions are described with precise definitions of ritual items.
‘Dauhitra’ is defined as the horn-vessel associated with the khaḍga (rhinoceros), used among śrāddha sanctifiers.
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