Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 74

Devanagari script

मय तीर्थं समासाद्य कृत्वा च करयोः कुशान् । फलमेकं गृहीत्वा तु मन्त्रेणार्घ्यं प्रदापयेत्

Transliteration

maya tīrthaṃ samāsādya kṛtvā ca karayoḥ kuśān | phalamekaṃ gṛhītvā tu mantreṇārghyaṃ pradāpayet

Translation

Nachdem man Mayatīrtha erreicht hat, Kuśa-Gras in beide Hände gelegt und eine einzige Frucht genommen, soll man mit dem vorgeschriebenen Mantra Arghya (ehrfürchtige Wasserdarbringung) darbringen.

Word by Word

• मय: here/near me
• मय: Deśa/Adhikaraṇa (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मय (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निर्देशार्थ/सम्बोधन-प्रयोगः (here: 'at/near me' in mantraic usage)

• तीर्थम्: sacred ford, pilgrimage place
• तीर्थम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समासाद्य: having approached
• समासाद्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्+आ+सद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive); धातु: सम्+आ+सद् (to approach/reach)

• कृत्वा: having placed/made
• कृत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive); धातु: कृ (to do/make)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• करयोः: in (his) two hands
• करयोः: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी/सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Genitive/Locative), द्विवचन; अर्थतः सप्तमी (in the two hands)

• कुशान्: kuśa grass blades
• कुशान्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• फलम्: fruit
• फलम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एकम्: one
• एकम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of phalam)

• गृहीत्वा: having taken
• गृहीत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive); धातु: ग्रह् (to take)

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (but/indeed)

• मन्त्रेण: with a mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अर्घ्यम्: arghya offering (water offering)
• अर्घ्यम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रदापयेत्: should offer/present
• प्रदापयेत्: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative: 'cause to be given/offer')

Speaker

Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mayatīrtha

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame, implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close-up ritual moment: hands with kuśa grass, a single fruit in the palm, water poured as arghya toward the tīrtha or deity-direction; the scene emphasizes purity and mantra concentration.

Characters & Entities

• Mayatīrtha
• Kuśa (grass)
• Arghya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places are approached through simple, rule-bound acts of honor—purity, mantra, and humble offerings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mayatīrtha (connected with Mayasya-saras) in the Dvārakā region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Approach the tīrtha, hold kuśa in both hands, take one fruit, and offer arghya with mantra.