Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 42
कर्मांगं नवमं प्रोक्तं दैवकं दशमं स्मृतम् । एकादशं क्षयाहं तु पुष्ट्यर्थे द्वादशं स्मृतम्
karmāṃgaṃ navamaṃ proktaṃ daivakaṃ daśamaṃ smṛtam | ekādaśaṃ kṣayāhaṃ tu puṣṭyarthe dvādaśaṃ smṛtam
Le neuvième est dit ‘karmāṅga’ (auxiliaire des rites) ; le dixième est mémorisé comme ‘daivaka’ (relatif aux dieux). Le onzième est le ‘kṣayāha’ (pour écarter perte et dépérissement), tandis que le douzième est tenu pour celui accompli en vue de la puṣṭi : nourriture et épanouissement.
Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa Māhātmya instructional tone)
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Listener: Devī (continued address)
Scene: A chart-like enumeration of the 9th–12th categories: karmāṅga, daivaka, kṣayāha, puṣṭyartha. Priests arrange four offering sets—one for rite-support, one for devas, one for averting decay, one for nourishment—near a tīrtha altar.
FAQs
Rituals are purpose-specific: some support other rites, some honor the gods, some counter decline, and some cultivate vitality and well-being.
The classification is taught within Prabhāsakṣetra Māhātmya, where such dharmic acts are framed as especially meaningful in the Prabhāsa sacred sphere.
It assigns functional purposes to later categories of śrāddha (9th–12th), guiding practitioners on intent: karmāṅga, daivaka, kṣayāha, and puṣṭyartha.