Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

भक्त्या तु पुरुषैः पूजा कृता दूर्वांकुरैरपि । भानुर्ददाति हि फलं सर्वयज्ञैः सुदुर्लभम्

Transliteration

bhaktyā tu puruṣaiḥ pūjā kṛtā dūrvāṃkurairapi | bhānurdadāti hi phalaṃ sarvayajñaiḥ sudurlabham

Translation

Selbst wenn Menschen in Hingabe nur Sprossen des dūrvā-Grases darbringen, gewährt Bhānu eine Frucht, die selbst durch alle Opferhandlungen äußerst schwer zu erlangen ist.

Word by Word

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karaṇa (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अन्वय-अव्यय (particle)

• पुरुषैः: by people
• पुरुषैः: Kartā (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• पूजा: worship
• पूजा: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कृता: performed
• कृता: Kriyā (Predicate participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘done/performed’ (agreeing with पूजा)

• दूर्वाङ्कुरैः: with sprouts of dūrvā grass
• दूर्वाङ्कुरैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूर्वा (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्कुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दूर्वायाः अङ्कुरैः)

• अपि: even, also
• अपि: Samuccaya (Addition/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपवाद-अव्यय (particle: even/also)

• भानुः: the Sun
• भानुः: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भानु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ददाति: gives
• ददाति: Kriyā (Predicate verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present indicative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• हि: indeed
• हि: Hetu-bodhaka (Reason particle/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: indeed/for)

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

• सर्वयज्ञैः: by all sacrifices
• सर्वयज्ञैः: Karaṇa (Comparison/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (सर्वे यज्ञाः)

• सुदुर्लभम्: very hard to obtain
• सुदुर्लभम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (फलम्)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced, emphasizing simplicity of offerings in Sūrya worship)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Bhānu-pūjā)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A humble devotee offers fresh dūrvā sprouts at sunrise to Bhānu; the sun’s rays descend like blessings, visually outweighing grand sacrificial paraphernalia shown faintly in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Bhānu
• Dūrvā
• Yajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere devotion sanctifies even the simplest offering; the deity responds to bhakti more than material grandeur.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s Bhānu/Bhāskara worship tradition within the Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer dūrvā sprouts with devotion in Sūrya pūjā; the emphasis is on bhakti rather than expensive rites.