Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

खण्डलड्डुकश्रीवेष्टकांसाराशोकपल्लवैः । स्वस्तिकोल्लिपिकादुग्धा तिलवेष्टकिलाटिकाम्

Transliteration

khaṇḍalaḍḍukaśrīveṣṭakāṃsārāśokapallavaiḥ | svastikollipikādugdhā tilaveṣṭakilāṭikām

Translation

Er soll im Verehrungsritus heilige Gaben darbringen—Stücke süßer Laddus, glückverheißende Umhüllungen, Gefäße und Aśoka-Sprosse—zusammen mit Milch zum Zeichnen des Svastika-Zeichens und mit in Sesam gewickelten Kilāṭikā-Kuchen.

Word by Word

• खण्ड-लड्डुक-श्री-वेष्टक-आंसार-अशोक-पल्लवैः: with pieces (of sweets), laddus, śrī-veṣṭaka, āṃsāra, and aśoka shoots
• खण्ड-लड्डुक-श्री-वेष्टक-आंसार-अशोक-पल्लवैः: करण (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक) + लड्डुक (प्रातिपदिक) + श्री (प्रातिपदिक) + वेष्टक (प्रातिपदिक) + आंसार (प्रातिपदिक) + अशोक (प्रातिपदिक) + पल्लव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; विविधोपहार-समुच्चयः (instrumental plural: ‘with …’)

• स्वस्तिक-उल्लिपिका-दुग्धा: svastika, ullipikā, and milk-preparation
• स्वस्तिक-उल्लिपिका-दुग्धा: कर्ता (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वस्तिक (प्रातिपदिक) + उल्लिपिका (प्रातिपदिक) + दुग्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; (पाठानुसार) नैवेद्य-भेदानां समुच्चयः

• तिल-वेष्टक-किलाटिकाम्: sesame-veṣṭaka and kilāṭikā (a sweet)
• तिल-वेष्टक-किलाटिकाम्: कर्म (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल (प्रातिपदिक) + वेष्टक (प्रातिपदिक) + किलाटिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; (समुच्चयार्थे) ‘sesame-veṣṭaka and kilāṭikā’

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa Māhātmya instructional tone)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Offerings are laid out: laddus and assorted sweets, wrapped ritual items, small vessels, fresh aśoka shoots, a bowl of milk used for drawing auspicious svastika marks, and sesame-wrapped cakes, all arranged before the deity.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred worship is performed through purity, auspicious symbols, and fitting offerings—material items become vehicles of devotion when offered by rule.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Prabhāsatīrtha), praised through detailed worship instructions.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering specific naivedya/ritual items—sweetmeats, milk, sesame preparations, auspicious markings, and aśoka sprouts—as part of the pūjā sequence.