Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14
दौहित्रं खड्गमित्युक्तं ललाटे शृङ्गमस्ति यत् । तस्य शृंगस्य यत्पात्रं तद्दौहित्रमिति स्मृतम्
dauhitraṃ khaḍgamityuktaṃ lalāṭe śṛṅgamasti yat | tasya śṛṃgasya yatpātraṃ taddauhitramiti smṛtam
Man sagt, «Dauhitra» bedeute «khaḍga»—das Tier, das ein Horn auf der Stirn trägt. Das Gefäß, das aus diesem Horn gefertigt ist, wird als «Dauhitra» überliefert.
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: A śrāddha setting at Prabhāsa: a brāhmaṇa officiant displays a horn-made ritual vessel labeled ‘dauhitṛa’, explaining its name to attentive pilgrims; nearby are darbha bundles, ghee pot, and a low altar by the sea-breeze.
FAQs
Purāṇic ritual terms often preserve technical meanings; understanding them refines correct śrāddha practice.
Prabhāsakṣetra, where śrāddha traditions are described with precise definitions of ritual items.
‘Dauhitra’ is defined as the horn-vessel associated with the khaḍga (rhinoceros), used among śrāddha sanctifiers.