Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 87

Devanagari script

सिनीवालीति मन्त्रेण स्नापयेच्छंखवारिणा । यज्ञं यज्ञेति मन्त्रेण कषायैः परिरक्षयेत्

Transliteration

sinīvālīti mantreṇa snāpayecchaṃkhavāriṇā | yajñaṃ yajñeti mantreṇa kaṣāyaiḥ parirakṣayet

Translation

Mit dem Mantra „sinīvālī…“ soll man (die Sonne) mit Wasser baden, das aus einer Muschel (Śaṅkha) gegossen wird. Mit dem Mantra „yajñaṃ yajña…“ soll man Ritus/Gottheit vorschriftsgemäß mit adstringierenden Abkochungen (kaṣāya) schützen.

Word by Word

• सिनीवाली: (the mantra) ‘Sinīvālī’
• सिनीवाली: Sambodhana/Name (सम्बोधन/नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिनीवाली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; मन्त्रनाम (mantra-name)

• इति: thus/‘called’
• इति: Discourse marker (उद्धरणचिह्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-समाप्तिसूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• मन्त्रेण: by/with the mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण (instrument)

• स्नापयेत्: should bathe (cause to be bathed)
• स्नापयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/विधिलिङ्ग-सदृश आदेश), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative)

• शंखवारिणा: with conch-water
• शंखवारिणा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंख + वारि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शंखस्य वारि)

• यज्ञम्: the sacrifice/rite
• यज्ञम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म (object)

• यज्ञ: ‘yajña’
• यज्ञ: Sambodhana/Name (सम्बोधन/नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; मन्त्रपद (mantric word)

• इति: thus/‘called’
• इति: Discourse marker (उद्धरणचिह्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-समाप्तिसूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• मन्त्रेण: by/with the mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण

• कषायैः: with astringent decoctions
• कषायैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कषाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; करण

• परिरक्षयेत्: should protect/guard
• परिरक्षयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष् (धातु) + परि- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative/विधि), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Sūrya-rakṣā within abhiṣeka)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A priest pours water from a conch over the Sūrya icon; nearby, bowls of herbal astringent decoctions are used to mark protective lines or sprinkle around, as if guarding a yajña-space.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Sinīvālī
• Ravi (Sūrya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred implements (like the conch) and mantra-guided actions are means to preserve sanctity and auspiciousness in worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where detailed, orthodox worship of Sūrya is taught.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Abhiṣeka with conch-poured water using ‘sinīvālī…’, and protective application using ‘yajñaṃ yajñe…’ with kaṣāya (decoctions).