Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 70

Devanagari script

सवौंषधीः पल्लवांश्च दूर्वाः पुष्पाणि चाक्षतान् । धूपं च चंदनं चैव गोमयं मधुसर्पिषी

Transliteration

savauṃṣadhīḥ pallavāṃśca dūrvāḥ puṣpāṇi cākṣatān | dhūpaṃ ca caṃdanaṃ caiva gomayaṃ madhusarpiṣī

Translation

« Apportez toutes les herbes médicinales, des jeunes pousses fraîches, l’herbe dūrvā, des fleurs et l’akṣata (grains intacts) ; apportez aussi l’encens et le santal, la bouse de vache, le miel et le ghee. »

Word by Word

• सर्वौषधीः: all medicinal herbs
• सर्वौषधीः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + औषधि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (कर्म), बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय (सर्वाः औषध्यः)

• पल्लवान्: sprouts, tender leaves
• पल्लवान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पल्लव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• दूर्वाः: dūrvā grass
• दूर्वाः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूर्वा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (रूपं प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचनयोः समानम्)

• पुष्पाणि: flowers
• पुष्पाणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (रूपं प्रथमा/द्वितीया बहुवचनयोः समानम्)

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

• अक्षतान्: unbroken rice grains
• अक्षतान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• धूपम्: incense
• धूपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• चन्दनम्: sandalwood
• चन्दनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चन्दन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed, also
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• गोमयम्: cow-dung
• गोमयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोमय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• मधु: honey
• मधु: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (समासाङ्ग)

• सर्पिषी: ghee
• सर्पिषी: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्पिस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (वैदिक/छान्दस रूप; सामान्यं—सर्पिषम्)

Speaker

Narrator (listing ritual materials as instructed by the brāhmaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Attendants gather ritual materials in abundance: bundles of herbs and sprouts, dūrvā, flowers, bowls of akṣata, incense, sandal paste, cow-dung cakes, honey and ghee—laid out for a forthcoming rite.

Characters & Entities

• dūrvā
• akṣata

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma values orderly ritual purity—using auspicious, life-supporting substances for healing and sanctification.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpathakṣetra, where prescribed offerings and purity-rites are portrayed as efficacious.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A detailed list of pūjā/homa requisites: herbs, sprouts, dūrvā, flowers, akṣata, incense, sandalwood, cow-dung, honey, and ghee.