Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 8

Devanagari script

संपूर्णं चार्घ्यमादाय फलपुष्पाक्षतादिभिः । रजतं च शिरे कृत्वा मन्त्रमेतमुदीरयेत्

Transliteration

saṃpūrṇaṃ cārghyamādāya phalapuṣpākṣatādibhiḥ | rajataṃ ca śire kṛtvā mantrametamudīrayet

Translation

Prenant un arghya complet avec fruits, fleurs, akṣata (riz intact) et autres offrandes, et posant de l’argent sur la tête, qu’on récite ce mantra.

Word by Word

• saṃpūrṇam: complete/full
• saṃpūrṇam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saṃpūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — ‘complete/full’ (qualifying arghyam)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय)

• arghyam: arghya offering
• arghyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: arghya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन — ‘arghya-offering’

• ādāya: having taken
• ādāya: Kriya (Gerund/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √dā (धातु) + ā + ल्यप् (ल्यप्)
• Form: अव्ययभावे कृदन्त (ल्यप्) — ‘having taken’

• phala-puṣpa-akṣata-ādibhiḥ: with fruits, flowers, akṣata, etc.
• phala-puṣpa-akṣata-ādibhiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक) + puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + akṣata (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन — द्वन्द्व-समास (समाहार) ‘with fruits, flowers, unbroken rice, etc.’

• rajatam: silver
• rajatam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rajata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चय)

• śire: on (one’s) head
• śire: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śiras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), एकवचन — ‘on the head’

• kṛtvā: having placed
• kṛtvā: Kriya (Gerund/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) + त्वा (क्त्वा)
• Form: अव्ययभावे कृदन्त (क्त्वा) — ‘having placed/done’

• mantram: the mantra
• mantram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन

• etam: this
• etam: Karma (Object-qualifier/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — विशेषण ‘this’ (qualifying mantram)

• udīrayet: should recite
• udīrayet: Kriya (Main verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √īr (धातु) + ud + णिच् + लोट्
• Form: लोट् (आज्ञार्थ), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — ‘he should utter/recite’

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) narrating (contextual attribution within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa māhātmya style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Rukmiṇī-hrada (contextual) within Dvārakā

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee holds a filled arghya-vessel with flowers and akṣata; fruits are arranged nearby; a small piece of silver is ceremonially touched/placed upon the head before mantra-recitation.

Characters & Entities

• Arghya
• Akṣata
• Rajata (silver)
• Mantra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion expressed through proper offerings and mantra aligns the pilgrim with tīrtha-dharma and invites divine grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The ritual is part of the observance at Rukmiṇī-hrada/Bhṛgu-tīrtha in Dvārakā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Prepare full arghya with fruits/flowers/akṣata, place silver on the head, and recite the prescribed mantra.