Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 43

Devanagari script

ततः सर्वाणि खण्डानि एकीकृत्य प्रयत्नतः । पुनरेवोदकेनैव प्लाव्य चावर्तयेत्पुनः

Transliteration

tataḥ sarvāṇi khaṇḍāni ekīkṛtya prayatnataḥ | punarevodakenaiva plāvya cāvartayetpunaḥ

Translation

তখন সকল খণ্ড যত্নসহকারে একত্র করে এক করে নিতে হবে; পরে কেবল জল দিয়ে ভিজিয়ে বারংবার মথন/ঘূর্ণন করতে হবে।

Word by Word

• ततः: then
• ततः: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (खण्डानि)

• खण्डानि: pieces, fragments
• खण्डानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन

• एकीकृत्य: having made into one
• एकीकृत्य: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: एकी-कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः; धातु: कृ, उपसर्ग/प्रयोग: एकी- (to make one); ‘having unified’

• प्रयत्नतः: with effort, carefully
• प्रयत्नतः: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: प्रयत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb) ‘from/with effort’

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक-निपात

• उदकेन: with water
• उदकेन: Karaṇa (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• एव: only, just
• एव: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक-निपात

• प्लाव्य: having washed/flooded
• प्लाव्य: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial participle/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्लु (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभावः; धातु: प्लु (to float/wash); ‘having flooded/washed’

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

• आवर्तयेत्: should churn/turn (it)
• आवर्तयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-वृत् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; णिच् (causative) अर्थः: ‘should cause to turn/roll, churn’

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-visheṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

Speaker

Unspecified (within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vow-observer at Prabhāsa carefully gathers scattered ritual fragments, reunites them, pours tīrtha-water, and repeatedly churns/turns the mixture in a vessel, with the sea-coast tīrtha ambience behind.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purification is iterative: gathering what is scattered and cleansing it repeatedly symbolizes inner integration through dharmic practice.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, in a section that praises its tīrtha-water and ritual efficacy.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Combine all fragments, wash/flood with water, and repeatedly churn/turn the mixture as part of the process.