Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 14

Devanagari script

बिल्वप्रमाणपिंडेषु दीपोद्द्योतितभूमिषु । तांबूल फलनैवेद्यं तिलदर्भोदकेन च

Transliteration

bilvapramāṇapiṃḍeṣu dīpoddyotitabhūmiṣu | tāṃbūla phalanaivedyaṃ tiladarbhodakena ca

Translation

Avec des offrandes façonnées en boulettes de la taille du fruit de bilva, sur un sol éclairé par des lampes, qu’on présente le bétel, des fruits et le naivedya (nourriture consacrée), ainsi que de l’eau sanctifiée par le sésame et l’herbe darbha.

Word by Word

• बिल्वप्रमाणपिण्डेषु: in lumps of bilva-size/measure
• बिल्वप्रमाणपिण्डेषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिल्व + प्रमाण + पिण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (अधिकरण), बहुवचन; Masculine, Locative (7th), Plural; समासः—तत्पुरुष (बिल्व-प्रमाणः पिण्डः)

• दीपोद्योतितभूमिषु: on grounds illuminated by lamps
• दीपोद्योतितभूमिषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप + उद्योतित (कृदन्त) + भूमि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; Feminine, Locative (7th), Plural; समासः—तत्पुरुष (दीपेन उद्योतिताः भूमयः)

• ताम्बूलम्: betel (offering)
• ताम्बूलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताम्बूल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular

• फलनैवेद्यम्: fruit and food-offering (naivedya)
• फलनैवेद्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल + नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; Neuter, Accusative (2nd), Singular; समासः—इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व (फलम् च नैवेद्यम् च)

• तिलदर्भोदकेन: with water containing sesame and darbha grass
• तिलदर्भोदकेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल + दर्भ + उदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), एकवचन; Neuter, Instrumental (3rd), Singular; समासः—तत्पुरुष (तिल-दर्भ-युक्तम् उदकम्)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात (conjunction)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-tīrtha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Night or twilight at a tīrtha courtyard: rows of oil lamps illuminate the ground; a devotee arranges bilva-sized piṇḍas on a leaf/plate, offers betel, fruits, and naivedya; a vessel of water with floating sesame and darbha is held for sprinkling.

Characters & Entities

• Bilva

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Careful, traditional preparation of offerings and a purified worship setting are integral to tīrtha-based devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpatha-kṣetra in the Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa narrative; the verse gives practical pūjā details for worship there.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Prepare piṇḍa-like offerings of bilva-size; worship in lamp-lit space; offer tāmbūla, fruits, naivedya; use tila-darbha sanctified water.