Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 66

Devanagari script

प्रियंगुषष्ठा इत्येते सप्तमास्तु कुलत्थकाः । श्यामाकास्त्वथ नीवारा जर्तिलाः सगवेधुकाः

Transliteration

priyaṃguṣaṣṭhā ityete saptamāstu kulatthakāḥ | śyāmākāstvatha nīvārā jartilāḥ sagavedhukāḥ

Translation

Jusqu’à priyaṅgu comme sixième—ainsi sont-ils énumérés ; le septième est le kulattha. Puis viennent śyāmāka, nīvāra, jartila, avec gavedhuka.

Word by Word

• priyaṃguṣaṣṭhāḥ: the sixth (variety) called priyaṃgu
• priyaṃguṣaṣṭhāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: priyaṃgu (प्रातिपदिक) + ṣaṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (priyaṃgūṇāṃ ṣaṣṭhāḥ इति—‘priyaṃgu’ नामक-षष्ठाः)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (Quotation marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-समाप्ति-अव्यय (quotative)

• ete: these
• ete: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• saptamāḥ: the seventh
• saptamāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: saptama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; क्रमवाचक-विशेषण (ordinal adjective)

• tu: indeed/then
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विशेषण/विरोध-अव्यय (emphatic/adversative particle)

• kulatthakāḥ: horse-gram (kulattha)
• kulatthakāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kulattha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• śyāmākāḥ: śyāmāka millet
• śyāmākāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: śyāmāka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• tu: indeed
• tu: Sambandha (Discourse particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विशेषण/विरोध-अव्यय (particle)

• atha: then/next
• atha: Sambandha (Sequencer/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atha (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तर-अव्यय (sequencing particle/adverb)

• nīvārāḥ: wild rice (nīvāra)
• nīvārāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nīvāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• jartilāḥ: jartila (a grain/seed variety)
• jartilāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: jartila (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• sa-gavedhukāḥ: together with gavedhuka (a grain)
• sa-gavedhukāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्ग-सदृश) + gavedhuka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सहार्थक-तत्पुरुष (gavedhukaiḥ saha—‘with gavedhuka’)

Speaker

Likely Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa/Sūta) narrating within Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A didactic scene where sages enumerate grains and wild cereals as offerings; baskets of priyaṅgu, kulattha, śyāmāka, nīvāra and other seeds are arranged before a small altar, with the sea-breeze of Prabhāsa implied.

Characters & Entities

• Priyaṅgu
• Kulattha
• Śyāmāka
• Nīvāra
• Jartila
• Gavedhuka

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The Purāṇa sacralizes both cultivated and wild staples, showing that dharma includes reverent use of nature’s diversity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, as the broader chapter’s aim is Māhātmya—tying cosmic sanctity to earthly nourishment.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

No step-by-step rite; the verse continues a classificatory list of grains relevant to yajña and dharmic living.