Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 46

Devanagari script

दाडिमानि विचित्राणि मातुलिंगानि शोभने । करीराणि तथा चान्या गृहीत्वा करमर्दकान्

Transliteration

dāḍimāni vicitrāṇi mātuliṃgāni śobhane | karīrāṇi tathā cānyā gṛhītvā karamardakān

Translation

Einige nahmen bunt schimmernde Granatäpfel und schöne mātuliṅga (Zitronatzitronen), o Strahlende; andere trugen auch karīra-Früchte und, nachdem sie sie gesammelt hatten, ebenso karamardaka-Früchte.

Word by Word

• दाडिमानि: pomegranates
• दाडिमानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दाडिम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd case), बहुवचन

• विचित्राणि: variegated, diverse
• विचित्राणि: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• मातुलिंगानि: citrons
• मातुलिंगानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातुलिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• शोभने: O beautiful one
• शोभने: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शोभन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/vocative), एकवचन; संबोधनपदम्

• करीराणि: karīra fruits (capers)
• करीराणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• तथा: also, likewise
• तथा: Sambandha/Avyaya (Adverbial/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)

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

• अन्याः: others (women)
• अन्याः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-प्रयोग (pronoun-like)

• गृहीत्वा: having taken
• गृहीत्वा: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया; धातु: ग्रह् (to take)

• करमर्दकान्: karamarda fruits (a kind of berry)
• करमर्दकान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करमर्दक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: śobhane (addressed ‘O radiant/beautiful one’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Attendants display colorful pomegranates and bright citrons; others carry karīra and karamardaka fruits, suggesting arid-coastal flora; the procession glows with natural colors against a sacred backdrop.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Beauty and abundance of nature—especially fruits—are redirected toward worship and merit when offered in a holy setting.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), as part of its Māhātmya narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rite is commanded; the verse depicts collection of fruits suitable for offering (naivedya) or charitable distribution.