Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

पंचोपचारसंयुक्तं ध्यानधारणसंयुतम् । तीर्थोदकेन पाकं वै पेयं तद्वदुदुम्बरे

Transliteration

paṃcopacārasaṃyuktaṃ dhyānadhāraṇasaṃyutam | tīrthodakena pākaṃ vai peyaṃ tadvadudumbare

Translation

Vollzieht man die Verehrung mit den fünf Darbringungen, verbunden mit Meditation und Sammlung, so bereite man das Getränk mit dem Wasser der Tīrtha und trinke es; ebenso ist es am Udumbara-Baum zu tun.

Word by Word

• पञ्चोपचारसंयुक्तम्: accompanied by five offerings/services
• पञ्चोपचारसंयुक्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च + उपचार + संयुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative singular; विशेषण (qualifying an implied ritual/act)

• ध्यानधारणसंयुतम्: joined with meditation and concentration
• ध्यानधारणसंयुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्यान + धारणा + संयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative singular; विशेषण

• तीर्थोदकेन: with sacred water
• तीर्थोदकेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ + उदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — Instrumental singular

• पाकम्: a cooked offering/food preparation
• पाकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative singular; कर्म

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) — emphasis/assurance

• पेयम्: drinkable/to be drunk
• पेयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Nom./Acc. singular; विधेयविशेषण (predicate/qualifier)

• तद्वत्: likewise
• तद्वत्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्वत् (अव्यय)
• Form: तुल्यताबोधक अव्यय (adverb) — ‘likewise/in the same way’

• उदुम्बरे: in/at the udumbara (fig tree)
• उदुम्बरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदुम्बर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — Locative singular; अधिकरण

Speaker

Unspecified (within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa tīrtha (with Udumbara-sthala)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee performs pañcopacāra pūjā with focused meditation beside an udumbara tree, prepares a sanctified drink using tīrtha-water, and drinks it reverently as prasāda.

Characters & Entities

• Udumbara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Outer worship (upacāra) is meant to be inseparable from inner steadiness (dhyāna, dhāraṇā), especially in a tīrtha setting.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra; additionally, a sacred udumbara tree locale is indicated as part of the rite’s geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Do pañcopacāra worship with meditation, prepare a drink using tīrtha-water, consume it, and perform similarly at the udumbara tree.