Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 76

Devanagari script

तयोपभुक्तं यत्नेन ततश्चक्रे स मार्ज्जनम् । मानुषे वचने कर्णे ददौ ज्ञानं गुरुस्ततः

Transliteration

tayopabhuktaṃ yatnena tataścakre sa mārjjanam | mānuṣe vacane karṇe dadau jñānaṃ gurustataḥ

Translation

Après qu’elle en eut pris part avec soin, il accomplit un rite de purification. Ensuite, le guru lui conféra l’intelligence, en murmurant des paroles humaines à son oreille.

Word by Word

• तयोः: of the two (of them)
• तयोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः (genitive), द्विवचनम् (dual)

• उपभुक्तम्: consumed; eaten
• उपभुक्तम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप + भुज् (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्तः—क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचनम्; अर्थे: ‘उपभुक्तम्’ (enjoyed/consumed)

• यत्नेन: with effort; carefully
• यत्नेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यत्न (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम् (masculine), तृतीया-विभक्तिः (instrumental), एकवचनम् (singular)

• ततः: then; thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम् (indeclinable adverb), काल/क्रमवाचकः (then/thereafter)

• चक्रे: did; performed
• चक्रे: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (singular), आत्मनेपदम्

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (nominative), एकवचनम् (singular)

• मार्ज्जनम्: cleansing; wiping
• मार्ज्जनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मार्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (accusative), एकवचनम् (singular)

• मानुषे: in human (speech)
• मानुषे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (locative), एकवचनम् (singular); विशेषणम् ‘वचने’

• वचने: in speech; in words
• वचने: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वचन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (locative), एकवचनम् (singular)

• कर्णे: in the ear
• कर्णे: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम् (masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्तिः (locative), एकवचनम् (singular)

• ददौ: gave
• ददौ: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लिट्-लकारः (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुषः (3rd person), एकवचनम् (singular), परस्मैपदम्

• ज्ञानम्: knowledge
• ज्ञानम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ज्ञान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (accusative), एकवचनम् (singular)

• गुरुः: the teacher
• गुरुः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गम्, प्रथमा-विभक्तिः (nominative), एकवचनम्

• ततः: thereupon
• ततः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम् (indeclinable adverb), क्रमवाचकः (then/thereafter)

Speaker

Narrator

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Vastrāpatha-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: The girl carefully consumes the prasāda; the guru performs mārjana (sprinkling/cleansing with darbha and water) around her; then he leans close and speaks into her ear, conferring understanding; the assembly watches in quiet reverence.

Characters & Entities

• guru (preceptor)
• mārjana (cleansing rite)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purification and instruction go together: grace (prasāda) is followed by cleansing and then clear teaching from the guru.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Vastrāpathakṣetra, presented as a setting for purification and transformative guru-guided rites.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Mārjana (cleansing rite) after partaking of the offering, followed by guru’s verbal instruction into the ear.