Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

पूजयित्वा हरिं ये तु भूमौ दर्भतिलैः सह । तिलांश्च पञ्चलोहं च दत्त्वा ये तु पयस्विनीम्

Transliteration

pūjayitvā hariṃ ye tu bhūmau darbhatilaiḥ saha | tilāṃśca pañcalohaṃ ca dattvā ye tu payasvinīm

Translation

Wer Hari auf dem Boden verehrt, zusammen mit Darbha-Gras und Sesam—und wer Sesam und die fünf Metalle spendet und zudem eine milchgebende Kuh verschenkt—erlangt glückverheißende Früchte.

Word by Word

• पूजयित्वा: having worshipped
• पूजयित्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund), ‘पूजयित्वा’ = पूज् + इत्वा; क्रियाविशेषणभावः (having worshipped)

• हरिम्: Hari
• हरिम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (particle: 'indeed/but')

• भूमौ: on the ground
• भूमौ: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• दर्भतिलैः: with darbha-grass and sesame
• दर्भतिलैः: Sahakari/Instrument (सहकारी/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्भ (प्रातिपदिक) + तिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (दर्भाश्च तिलाश्च)

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahartha (Association/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (preposition-like: 'with')

• तिलान्: sesame seeds
• तिलान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• पञ्चलोहम्: five-metal alloy (pañcaloha)
• पञ्चलोहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पञ्च (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + लोह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (पञ्च लोहानि यस्मिन्/पञ्चलोहः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha/Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात

• दत्त्वा: having given
• दत्त्वा: Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive), ‘दत्त्वा’ = दा + त्वा; (having given)

• ये: those who
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Connector
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphatic/contrast)

• पयस्विनीम्: (the river) Payasvini
• पयस्विनीम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पयस्विनी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नदी-नाम (proper noun)

Speaker

Narrative voice within Vastrāpathakṣetra-māhātmya (attribution uncertain from snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A king addressed as rājaśārdūla (tiger among kings) in the surrounding discourse

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims in a sandy coastal kṣetra prepare a simple earth-altar; darbha is laid in a grid, sesame offered, a small pañcaloha bundle presented, and a decorated milch-cow is gifted while Hari is invoked.

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Darbha
• Tila
• Pañcaloha
• Dāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotional worship joined with charity (dāna) is upheld as a strong purifier and giver of auspicious spiritual results.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The prescriptions are taught within the Vastrāpathakṣetra Māhātmya of Prabhāsa, though this verse itself focuses on worship and dāna.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Hari worship with darbha and sesame; donations of sesame, pañcaloha (five metals), and a milch-cow (go-dāna).