Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

तस्यैव पूर्वदिग्भागे सहिरण्यं फलान्वितम्

Transliteration

tasyaiva pūrvadigbhāge sahiraṇyaṃ phalānvitam

Translation

Dans sa partie orientale, qu’on le place avec de l’or et accompagné de fruits.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of him/its
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (Singular)

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Avyaya (Particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle/emphasis)

• पूर्व-दिक्-भागे: in the eastern-direction portion
• पूर्व-दिक्-भागे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + दिक् (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; समासः—पूर्वायाः दिशः भागः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)

• स-हिरण्यम्: together with gold
• स-हिरण्यम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/सह-अर्थक) + हिरण्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/Acc), एकवचन; समासः—हिरण्येन सह (सह-तत्पुरुष)

• फल-अन्वितम्: endowed with fruits
• फल-अन्वितम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्वित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √इ (इण्) + क्त)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; समासः—फलैः अन्वितम् (तृतीया-तत्पुरुष)

Speaker

Deductively: a Purāṇic narrator/instructor addressing a king (continuation of ritual arrangement)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa (broad setting)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: bhūpati (king)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A kalaśa set to the east of the altar; beside it a small piece of gold and a plate of fruits, arranged neatly as auspicious accompaniments.

Characters & Entities

• East (pūrva-dik)
• hiraṇya (gold)
• phala (fruits)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Auspicious directionality and sanctified materials symbolize harmony with cosmic order (ṛta/dharma).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Arbuda-kṣetra (Mount Abu region) serves as the Purāṇic context for the rite.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Place the specified items in the eastern quarter, including gold and fruits as part of the ritual setup.