Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

द्राक्षया पूरितं चाम्रं शृङ्गाराय यथा पुरा । कर्बुराणि विचित्राणि जंबूकानि शुभानि च

Transliteration

drākṣayā pūritaṃ cāmraṃ śṛṅgārāya yathā purā | karburāṇi vicitrāṇi jaṃbūkāni śubhāni ca

Translation

And mangoes filled with grapes—just as in former times for delight—were brought, along with variegated karbura fruits and auspicious jambu fruits too.

Word by Word

• द्राक्षया: with grapes/raisins
• द्राक्षया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्राक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case/instrumental), एकवचन

• पूरितम्: filled
• पूरितम्: Karma (Predicate to object/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूर् (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; धातु: पूर् (to fill)

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

• आम्रम्: mango (fruit)
• आम्रम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आम्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• शृङ्गाराय: for adornment/erotic enjoyment
• शृङ्गाराय: Sampradana (Recipient/Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शृङ्गार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th case/dative), एकवचन

• यथा: as, just as
• यथा: Sambandha/Avyaya (Adverbial/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; उपमान/प्रकारवाचक (comparative/manner)

• पुरा: formerly, earlier
• पुरा: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुरा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक क्रियाविशेषण (temporal adverb)

• कर्बुराणि: spotted/variegated fruits (kārburāṇi)
• कर्बुराणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्बुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• विचित्राणि: various, wonderful
• विचित्राणि: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विचित्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• जंबूकानि: jujubes
• जंबूकानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जम्बूक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• शुभानि: auspicious, fine
• शुभानि: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषण

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

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Varānanā (addressed as ‘O fair-faced one’)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Women attendants bring trays and baskets of fruits—mangoes paired with grapes, variegated karbura fruits, and glossy jambu—forming a festive offering assemblage in a sacred precinct.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Refined, delightful offerings symbolize honoring divinity with the best one can procure, transforming pleasure into devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa) in the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No explicit rule; the verse portrays preparation of attractive offerings (fruit combinations) appropriate for worship and reception.