Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 118

Devanagari script

पूपैर्हारिद्रकृशरैस्तिलैरिक्षुगुडौदनैः । कृष्णानि चैव वासांसि धूम्राः सुमनसस्तथा

Transliteration

pūpairhāridrakṛśaraistilairikṣuguḍaudanaiḥ | kṛṣṇāni caiva vāsāṃsi dhūmrāḥ sumanasastathā

Translation

Avec des gâteaux, du kṛśara assaisonné de curcuma, du sésame, du riz cuit au sucre de canne et au jaggery; et aussi des vêtements noirs, avec des fleurs parfumées d’une teinte grise—(ainsi doit-elle être honorée par ces offrandes).

Word by Word

• पूपैः: with cakes
• पूपैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• हारिद्रकृशरैः: with turmeric-gruel
• हारिद्रकृशरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हारिद्र + कृशर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; समासः (कर्मधारयः) = हारिद्राः कृशराः (turmeric-seasoned gruel)

• तिलैः: with sesame seeds
• तिलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• इक्षुगुडौदनैः: with rice cooked with sugarcane-jaggery
• इक्षुगुडौदनैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इक्षु + गुड + ओदन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन; समासः (तत्पुरुषः) = इक्षुगुडेन (युक्त) ओदनैः / इक्षुगुडस्य ओदनैः

• कृष्णानि: black
• कृष्णानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृष्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)

• एव: indeed; just
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारण-अव्यय (particle: emphasis)

• वासांसि: garments
• वासांसि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन

• धूम्राः: smoky/grey
• धूम्राः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धूम्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (सुमनसः इत्यस्य)

• सुमनसः: flowers; good-minded ones (here: flowers)
• सुमनसः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन

• तथा: also; likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/तुल्यतावाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘also’)

Speaker

Narrative voice (contextual Purāṇic narration within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Bhūta-mātā worship context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ritual tableau of offerings: cakes, turmeric kṛśara, sesame, jaggery-sweet rice; black garments laid out; grey-toned fragrant flowers arranged for honoring the Goddess.

Characters & Entities

• Bhūta-mātṛkā (implied)
• Prabhāsa (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion is expressed through specific, mindful offerings; purity of intent and proper upacāra strengthen the merit of worship at a sacred site.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra (Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya), a major sacred geography locus in the Skanda Purāṇa.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A list of pūjā offerings—food items (cakes, turmeric kṛśara, sesame, jaggery-rice) and items like black cloth and flowers.