Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 65

Devanagari script

पंचामृतेन यः पूजां हृषीकेशे करिष्यति । दध्ना क्षीरेण वा यस्तु न स भूयोऽभिजायते

Transliteration

paṃcāmṛtena yaḥ pūjāṃ hṛṣīkeśe kariṣyati | dadhnā kṣīreṇa vā yastu na sa bhūyo'bhijāyate

Translation

Quiconque adore Hṛṣīkeśa avec le pañcāmṛta — ou même avec du caillé ou du lait — ne renaît plus.

Word by Word

• pañca-amṛtena: with the five nectars (pañcāmṛta)
• pañca-amṛtena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pañca (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + amṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचनम्; द्विगु-समासः (पञ्चानाम् अमृतानाम् समाहारः)

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम

• pūjām: worship
• pūjām: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (2nd/Accusative), एकवचनम्

• hṛṣīkeśe: to/in Hṛṣīkeśa (Viṣṇu)
• hṛṣīkeśe: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: hṛṣīkeśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (7th/Locative), एकवचनम्

• kariṣyati: will perform
• kariṣyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकारः (Simple Future), प्रथम-पुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; परस्मैपदम्

• dadhnā: with curd
• dadhnā: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dadhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचनम्

• kṣīreṇa: with milk
• kṣīreṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kṣīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचनम्

• vā: or
• vā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vā (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्ययम् (disjunctive particle: ‘or’)

• yaḥ: who
• yaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्; सम्बन्धक-सर्वनाम

• tu: indeed / but
• tu: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण/विरोध-अव्ययम् (particle: ‘but/indeed’)

• na: not
• na: Pratishedha (Negation/निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्ययम् (negation)

• saḥ: he
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (1st/Nominative), एकवचनम्

• bhūyaḥ: again
• bhūyaḥ: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: bhūyas (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्ति-वाचक-अव्ययम् (adverb: ‘again/further’)

• abhijāyate: is born (again)
• abhijāyate: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: abhi-jan (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), प्रथम-पुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम्; आत्मनेपदम्

Speaker

Narrator/Ṛṣi addressing the King (contextual speaker within Arbuda Khaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Hṛṣīkeśa-arcana within Arbuda section)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: King (rājan)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee performs Hṛṣīkeśa-pūjā, pouring pañcāmṛta over a Viṣṇu icon; attendants hold conch and lamp; the setting suggests a coastal/riverine tīrtha with pilgrims.

Characters & Entities

• Hṛṣīkeśa
• Pañcāmṛta

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Simple, sincere worship—especially with sacred liquids—culminates in liberation described as freedom from rebirth.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Hṛṣīkeśa shrine/kṣetra in Arbuda Khaṇḍa, where such pūjā is said to grant apunarbhava (no rebirth).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform pūjā/abhiṣeka for Hṛṣīkeśa using pañcāmṛta, or at least curd (dadhi) or milk (kṣīra).