Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 73

Devanagari script

तोयं सुवर्णपात्रस्थं कृत्वा कुंभान्स्वयं गुरुः । अभिषेकं ततश्चक्रे मुहूर्ते सार्वकामिके

Transliteration

toyaṃ suvarṇapātrasthaṃ kṛtvā kuṃbhānsvayaṃ guruḥ | abhiṣekaṃ tataścakre muhūrte sārvakāmike

Translation

Er füllte das Wasser in ein goldenes Gefäß und ordnete die Krüge eigenhändig. Dann vollzog der Guru die Abhiṣeka, die Weihebesprengung, zur glückverheißenden, wunscherfüllenden Stunde.

Word by Word

• तोयम्: water
• तोयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सुवर्णपात्रस्थम्: placed in a golden vessel
• सुवर्णपात्रस्थम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुवर्ण + पात्र + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (सुवर्णपात्रे स्थितम्)

• कृत्वा: having made/arranged
• कृत्वा: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• कुम्भान्: pots
• कुम्भान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: स्वयम्-शब्दः अव्यय (reflexive adverb)

• गुरुः: the teacher/priest
• गुरुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अभिषेकम्: consecration/ablution
• अभिषेकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिषेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (Sequence/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (thereafter)

• चक्रे: performed
• चक्रे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मुहूर्ते: at an auspicious moment
• मुहूर्ते: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुहूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सार्वकामिके: fulfilling all desires (name/quality of the muhurta)
• सार्वकामिके: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सार्वकामिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; मुहूर्त-विशेषणम्

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The guru holds a golden vessel filled with sanctified water; multiple kumbhas are arranged in a neat arc; at the chosen auspicious moment, he begins abhiṣeka, sprinkling with a ladle or darbha bundle; attendants hold lamps and flowers.

Characters & Entities

• guru (preceptor)
• abhiṣeka
• kumbha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right timing (muhūrta) and right method (abhiṣeka) amplify sacred acts when guided by a competent guru.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpathakṣetra, where abhiṣeka and sanctified water are portrayed as transformative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Preparing water in a golden vessel, arranging kumbhas, and performing abhiṣeka at a sārvakāmika muhūrta.