Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 22

Devanagari script

पूजोपकरणं सर्वम नुक्ता साधयेत्स्वयम् । नियमोदकबर्हींषि यत्र पुष्पाक्षतादिकम्

Transliteration

pūjopakaraṇaṃ sarvama nuktā sādhayetsvayam | niyamodakabarhīṃṣi yatra puṣpākṣatādikam

Translation

Tous les objets requis pour le culte, qu’elle les prépare elle-même sans qu’on la presse : l’eau réservée à l’observance, l’herbe sacrée (barhis), et des choses telles que les fleurs et le riz intact (akṣata).

Word by Word

• pūjā-upakaraṇam: worship materials
• pūjā-upakaraṇam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक) + upakaraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (पूजायाः उपकरणम्)

• sarvam: all
• sarvam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण

• a-nuktā: (she) not having eaten
• a-nuktā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bhuj (धातु) → bhukta (कृदन्त) with privative a-; (पाठभेद: anuktā)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त) with a- (negation) — ‘not eaten/untasted’ (intended sense)

• sādhayet: should prepare/accomplish
• sādhayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sādh (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• svayam: herself
• svayam: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: svayam (अव्यय)
• Form: स्वार्थक अव्यय (reflexive adverb)

• niyama-udaka-barhīṃṣi: ritual water and sacred grass
• niyama-udaka-barhīṃṣi: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: niyama (प्रातिपदिक) + udaka (प्रातिपदिक) + barhis (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; समाहार/निर्देशार्थ बहुपद-तत्पुरुष (नियमस्य उदकं च बर्हींषि च—ritual water and sacred grass)

• yatra: where
• yatra: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yatra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (relative adverb: where)

• puṣpa-akṣata-ādikam: flowers, rice-grains, etc.
• puṣpa-akṣata-ādikam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + akṣata (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; इतरेतर-निर्देशार्थ तत्पुरुष (flowers, unbroken rice, etc.)

Speaker

Narratorial voice within Dharmāraṇya Khaṇḍa (didactic instruction on strī-dharma; exact speaker not explicit in the snippet)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pūjā setup: copper lota of water, darbha grass bundle, plate of flowers, bowl of akṣata; the woman arranges items with care before a small shrine lamp.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion is expressed through readiness and careful preparation for worship, maintaining purity and order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific sacred site is mentioned in the verse; it focuses on household worship practice.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Preparation of pūjā-upakaraṇa: niyamodaka (observance water), barhis/kuśa, flowers, and akṣata.