Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 117

Devanagari script

कषायैः पंचगव्यैश्च पंचामृतफलैस्तथा । तीर्थोदकैः समेतं तु मंत्रैः स्नानमथारभत्

Transliteration

kaṣāyaiḥ paṃcagavyaiśca paṃcāmṛtaphalaistathā | tīrthodakaiḥ sametaṃ tu maṃtraiḥ snānamathārabhat

Translation

Dann begann er das von Mantras begleitete Bad, mit herben Kräuteressenzen, pañcagavya (den fünf Erzeugnissen der Kuh) und pañcāmṛta samt Früchten, dazu Wasser aus heiligen Tīrthas, sodass das Bad zu einer vollkommenen Weihe wurde.

Word by Word

• कषायैः: with decoctions
• कषायैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kaṣāya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; instrumental ‘with decoctions/astringent liquids’

• पञ्चगव्यैः: with pañcagavya (five cow-products)
• पञ्चगव्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañcagavya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; द्विगुसमासः (पञ्च + गव्य) ‘five cow-products’

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

• पञ्चामृतफलैः: with pañcāmṛta-fruits/ingredients
• पञ्चामृतफलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañcāmṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (पञ्चामृतस्य फलानि / पञ्चामृत-फल)

• तथा: also
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb) ‘also/likewise’

• तीर्थोदकैः: with sacred waters
• तीर्थोदकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tīrtha (प्रातिपदिक) + udaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषः (तीर्थस्य उदकानि)

• समेतम्: accompanied/combined
• समेतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sameta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √i + सम्)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; past participle used adjectivally qualifying snānam

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अवधान/विरोधसूचक (particle: emphasis/contrast)

• मन्त्रैः: with mantras
• मन्त्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; instrumental ‘with mantras’

• स्नानम्: bathing
• स्नानम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: snāna (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), एकवचन; object of arabhat

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय, अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (particle: then/now)

• अरभत्: began
• अरभत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √rabh (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद; ‘began/undertook’

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A formal abhiṣeka: vessels of herbal decoctions, pañcagavya, pañcāmṛta with fruits, and jars labeled as tīrtha-waters; the priest pours while chanting mantras, the deity/altar gleams with wet sheen.

Characters & Entities

• Tīrtha waters
• Pañcagavya
• Pañcāmṛta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purity is intensified when devotion (mantra) and sanctified substances (tīrtha water, pañcagavya, pañcāmṛta) are united.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, implied as a center where tīrtha-waters and consecratory bathing confer exceptional merit.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A mantra-bath employing kaṣāya preparations, pañcagavya, pañcāmṛta with fruits, and tīrtha water.