Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

गोघृतक्षीरदधिभिर्मध्विक्षुसुकुशोदकैः । गंधमाल्यैश्च विविधैर्वस्तुभिश्चोपपादिभिः

Transliteration

goghṛtakṣīradadhibhirmadhvikṣusukuśodakaiḥ | gaṃdhamālyaiśca vividhairvastubhiścopapādibhiḥ

Translation

With cow’s ghee, milk, and curd; with honey, sugarcane, and pure kuśa-water; with various perfumes and garlands, and with suitable offerings of many kinds—(worship is performed).

Word by Word

• गोघृतक्षीरदधिभिः: with cow-products: ghee, milk, curd
• गोघृतक्षीरदधिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गो + घृत + क्षीर + दधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वसमासः (go-ghṛta-kṣīra-dadhi)

• मधु: honey
• मधु: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (समासाङ्गत्वेन)

• इक्षु: sugarcane
• इक्षु: Sambandha (Compound member)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इक्षु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (समासाङ्गत्वेन)

• सुकुशोदकैः: with (pure) kuśa-water
• सुकुशोदकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सु + कुश + उदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयसमासः (सु-कुश-उदक = good kuśa-water / water with kuśa)

• गन्धमाल्यैः: with fragrances and garlands
• गन्धमाल्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध + माल्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वसमासः

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

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• वस्तुभिः: with substances/items
• वस्तुभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वस्तु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• उपपादिभिः: with accessory offerings
• उपपादिभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपपादि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; उपपादि = उपचार/उपकरण-रूप-समर्प्य-वस्तु (accessory offerings)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa (Somānātha)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Temple worship scene: priests and devotees arrange bowls of ghee, milk, curd, honey, and sugarcane juice; a vessel of kuśa-infused water; trays of perfumes and garlands prepared for offering before a Śiva-liṅga.

Characters & Entities

• Ghṛta
• Kṣīra
• Dadhi
• Madhu
• Ikṣu
• Kuśa
• Gandha
• Mālya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion expresses itself through reverent offering—pure, fitting substances presented in worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

These worship materials are described within the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya’s ritual context.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Use ghee, milk, curd, honey, sugarcane, kuśa-purified water, fragrances, garlands, and other suitable items in pūjā.