Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 106

Devanagari script

स्निग्धः प्रदक्षिणश्चैव वह्निः स्यात्कार्यसिद्धये । अंजनाभ्यंजनं गंधान्मन्त्रप्रणयनं तथा

Transliteration

snigdhaḥ pradakṣiṇaścaiva vahniḥ syātkāryasiddhaye | aṃjanābhyaṃjanaṃ gaṃdhānmantrapraṇayanaṃ tathā

Translation

Un feu clair, onctueux et tournant vers la droite est propice à l’accomplissement de l’œuvre. De même sont recommandés le collyre et les onguents, les parfums, ainsi que la juste mise en œuvre/récitation des mantras.

Word by Word

• snigdhaḥ: glossy/unctuous (steady-bright)
• snigdhaḥ: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: snigdha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन

• pradakṣiṇaḥ: moving to the right/auspicious
• pradakṣiṇaḥ: Karta (Predicate/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pradakṣiṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; ‘प्रदक्षिण’ (right-circling/auspiciously moving)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक

• eva: indeed
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण

• vahniḥ: fire
• vahniḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vahni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• syāt: should be
• syāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• kārya-siddhaye: for the accomplishment of the rite
• kārya-siddhaye: Sampradana (Purpose/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kārya (प्रातिपदिक) + siddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th/सम्प्रदान), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष: ‘कार्यस्य सिद्धिः’ (genitive relation); प्रयोजनार्थे (dative of purpose)

• aṃjanābhyaṃjanam: collyrium and anointing
• aṃjanābhyaṃjanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aṃjana (प्रातिपदिक) + abhyaṃjana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—द्वन्द्व (इतरेतर): ‘अंजनं च अभ्यंजनं च’

• gandhān: fragrances, perfumes
• gandhān: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gandha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन

• mantra-praṇayanam: application/recitation of mantras
• mantra-praṇayanam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक) + praṇayana (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), एकवचन; समासः—तत्पुरुष: ‘मन्त्रस्य प्रणयनम्’ (bringing/recitation/application of mantra)

• tathā: and likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक (adverb/conjunction): ‘also/likewise’

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A homa fire burns glossy and bright, curling clockwise; priests apply collyrium and fragrant unguents, offering perfumes while chanting mantras in proper order.

Characters & Entities

• Agni (vahni)
• Mantra
• Aṃjana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Auspiciousness is cultivated through both correct omens (Agni) and disciplined ritual supports (mantra and purity).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where the Māhātmya teaches the fine marks of successful worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Prefer a clear, unctuous, right-turning fire; employ fragrance, anointing, and properly applied/recited mantras.