Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

फाल्गुनपात्रे तु कुर्वाणः सर्वकामानवाप्नुयात् । परां द्युतिमथार्के तु प्राकाश्यं च विशेषतः

Transliteration

phālgunapātre tu kurvāṇaḥ sarvakāmānavāpnuyāt | parāṃ dyutimathārke tu prākāśyaṃ ca viśeṣataḥ

Translation

Wer das Ritual mit einem phālguna-Gefäß vollzieht, erlangt die Erfüllung aller Wünsche. Und mit einem arka-Gefäß gewinnt er höchste Ausstrahlung und insbesondere ein weithin sichtbares Leuchten.

Word by Word

• फाल्गुनपात्रे: in the Phālguna-vessel
• फाल्गुनपात्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फाल्गुन+पात्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘फाल्गुनस्य पात्रे’)

• तु: indeed, but
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (particle: but/indeed)

• कुर्वाणः: doing, performing
• कुर्वाणः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु) → कुर्वाण (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकृदन्त (present active participle/शतृ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• सर्वकामान्: all desires
• सर्वकामान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व+काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (‘सर्वे कामाः’)

• अवाप्नुयात्: would obtain
• अवाप्नुयात्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव+आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• पराम्: supreme, highest
• पराम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: परा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘द्युतिम्’ इति विशेषण

• द्युतिम्: splendour, radiance
• द्युतिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्युति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• अथ: then, and
• अथ: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक/प्रारम्भार्थक अव्यय (then/now)

• अर्के: in/at the arka (sun-plant)
• अर्के: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक अव्यय (particle)

• प्राकाश्यम्: brightness, illumination
• प्राकाश्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्र+काश्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; भाववाचक

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

• विशेषतः: especially
• विशेषतः: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: विशेषतः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim at Prabhāsa performs a rite holding two distinct leaf/plant vessels—one of phālguna and one of arka—while a radiant aura (tejas) rises like sunlight; Somnātha shrine and sea-breeze implied in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Phālguna (pātra material)
• Arka (plant/wood)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Dharma is portrayed as precise: even the chosen pātra (vessel) is linked to distinct fruits, encouraging mindful, rule-based worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where śrāddha and related offerings are said to yield powerful, clearly differentiated rewards.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Using a phālguna vessel is said to grant all desired aims; using an arka vessel grants exceptional radiance and visible brilliance.