Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

ततो गृहीत्वा तरसा फलपुष्पसमित्कुशान् । अथ शुष्काणि चादाय काष्ठभारमकल्पयत्

Transliteration

tato gṛhītvā tarasā phalapuṣpasamitkuśān | atha śuṣkāṇi cādāya kāṣṭhabhāramakalpayat

Translation

Luego, con presteza, recogió frutos, flores, leña en varas y hierba kuśa; y tomando también madera seca, preparó un fardo de leña.

Word by Word

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय; तस्मात्/अनन्तरम् (ablatival adverb: 'thereupon/then')

• गृहीत्वा: having taken
• गृहीत्वा: Kriya (Gerundial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); पूर्वकाले कृत्य (having taken)

• तरसा: with force, swiftly
• तरसा: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; साधन/रीत्या (instrumental of manner: 'with force/quickly')

• फलपुष्पसमित्कुशान्: fruits, flowers, kindling-sticks, and kuśa grass
• फलपुष्पसमित्कुशान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक) + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + समित् (प्रातिपदिक) + कुश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्वसमास; पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन; (objects: fruits, flowers, fuel-sticks, kuśa-grass)

• अथ: then, next
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनुक्रम/आरम्भसूचक (then/next)

• शुष्काणि: dry (things)
• शुष्काणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुष्क (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying implied वस्तूनि/काष्ठानि)

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

• आदाय: having taken (up)
• आदाय: Kriya (Gerundial action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + दा (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); 'having taken up'

• काष्ठभारम्: a load of wood
• काष्ठभारम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक) + भार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (काष्ठस्य भारः); पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• अकल्पयत्: he made/arranged
• अकल्पयत्: Kriya (Main action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कॢप् (धातु)
• Form: लङ् (imperfect/past); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; causative sense in context 'made/arranged'

Speaker

Śiva

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (frame)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Pilgrim-audience/ṛṣis

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In the forest, Satyavān quickly gathers fruits, flowers, samit sticks, and kuśa grass, then adds dry wood, bundling it into a heavy load—an image of humble duty under the shadow of fate.

Characters & Entities

• Satyavān
• phala (fruits)
• puṣpa (flowers)
• samit
• kuśa
• kāṣṭha (wood)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Simple, dutiful livelihood and service to sacred fire and worship—ordinary acts become dharma when done with purity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The wider Prabhāsa-kṣetra-māhātmya context frames such righteous living as resonant with the merit of sacred places.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Collection of samit and kuśa—standard requisites for fire-rites and worship—are mentioned as part of āśrama practice.