Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 81
Devanagari script
गृहीत्वा वालुकं पात्रे प्रस्थमात्रे यशस्विनि । अथवा धान्यमादाय यवशालितिलादिकम्
Transliteration
gṛhītvā vālukaṃ pātre prasthamātre yaśasvini | athavā dhānyamādāya yavaśālitilādikam
Translation
Prenant du sable dans un récipient, à la mesure d’un prastha, ô dame illustre; ou bien prenant des grains tels que l’orge, le riz, le sésame et autres—
Word by Word
गृहीत्वाhaving taken
गृहीत्वा:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Prior action)
TypeVerb
Root√grah (धातु) + ktvā (क्त्वा)
Formक्त्वान्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund/absolutive), पूर्वकाल (having taken)
वालुकम्sand
वालुकम्:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootvāluka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (प्रयोगे नपुंसकवत्), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
पात्रेin a vessel
पात्रे:
Adhikaraṇa (Location)
TypeNoun
Rootpātra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन
प्रस्थमात्रेof the measure of one prastha
प्रस्थमात्रे:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier of pātre)
TypeAdjective
Rootprastha (प्रातिपदिक) + mātra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन; प्रमाण-विशेषण (measure-qualifier)
यशस्विनिO illustrious lady
यशस्विनि:
Sambodhana (Address)
TypeNoun
Rootyaśasvinī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन
अथवाor else
अथवा:
Sambandha (Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootathavā (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय/विकल्प-बोधक अव्यय (disjunctive)
धान्यम्grain
धान्यम्:
Karma (Object)
TypeNoun
Rootdhānya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
आदायhaving taken
आदाय:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Prior action)
TypeVerb
Root√dā (धातु) + ā- (उपसर्ग) + lyap (ल्यप्)
Formल्यबन्त-अव्ययकृदन्त (gerund), पूर्वकाल (having taken)
यव-शालि-तिल-आदिकम्barley, rice, sesame, and the like
यव-शालि-तिल-आदिकम्:
Karma (Apposition to dhānyam)
TypeNoun
Rootyava (प्रातिपदिक) + śāli (प्रातिपदिक) + tila (प्रातिपदिक) + ādika (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार-द्वन्द्व), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; ‘आदि’ समुच्चयार्थक (etc.)
Speaker
Śiva
FAQs
Ritual dharma is practical: devotion is expressed through orderly preparation of simple, accessible materials.
The instruction is part of the Prabhāsa-kṣetra māhātmya’s vrata-vidhi.
Prepare either sand (one prastha) in a vessel, or grains such as barley, rice, sesame, etc., for the rite.