Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 73

Devanagari script

तोयं सुवर्णपात्रस्थं कृत्वा कुंभान्स्वयं गुरुः । अभिषेकं ततश्चक्रे मुहूर्ते सार्वकामिके

Transliteration

toyaṃ suvarṇapātrasthaṃ kṛtvā kuṃbhānsvayaṃ guruḥ | abhiṣekaṃ tataścakre muhūrte sārvakāmike

Translation

Ayant placé l’eau dans un vase d’or et disposé lui-même les jarres, le guru accomplit ensuite l’abhiṣeka, à l’instant propice qui exauce les vœux.

Word by Word

• तोयम्: water
• तोयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सुवर्णपात्रस्थम्: placed in a golden vessel
• सुवर्णपात्रस्थम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुवर्ण + पात्र + स्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः—सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष (सुवर्णपात्रे स्थितम्)

• कृत्वा: having made/arranged
• कृत्वा: Kriya (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्यय (absolutive/gerund)

• कुम्भान्: pots
• कुम्भान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• स्वयम्: himself
• स्वयम्: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वयम् (अव्यय)
• Form: स्वयम्-शब्दः अव्यय (reflexive adverb)

• गुरुः: the teacher/priest
• गुरुः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अभिषेकम्: consecration/ablution
• अभिषेकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अभिषेक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ततः: then, thereafter
• ततः: Sambandha (Sequence/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: क्रम/अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (thereafter)

• चक्रे: performed
• चक्रे: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकार (Perfect), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मुहूर्ते: at an auspicious moment
• मुहूर्ते: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुहूर्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सार्वकामिके: fulfilling all desires (name/quality of the muhurta)
• सार्वकामिके: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सार्वकामिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन; मुहूर्त-विशेषणम्

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The guru holds a golden vessel filled with sanctified water; multiple kumbhas are arranged in a neat arc; at the chosen auspicious moment, he begins abhiṣeka, sprinkling with a ladle or darbha bundle; attendants hold lamps and flowers.

Characters & Entities

• guru (preceptor)
• abhiṣeka
• kumbha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Right timing (muhūrta) and right method (abhiṣeka) amplify sacred acts when guided by a competent guru.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpathakṣetra, where abhiṣeka and sanctified water are portrayed as transformative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Preparing water in a golden vessel, arranging kumbhas, and performing abhiṣeka at a sārvakāmika muhūrta.