Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11

Devanagari script

भक्त्या तु पुरुषैः पूजा कृता दूर्वांकुरैरपि । भानुर्ददाति हि फलं सर्वयज्ञैः सुदुर्लभम्

Transliteration

bhaktyā tu puruṣaiḥ pūjā kṛtā dūrvāṃkurairapi | bhānurdadāti hi phalaṃ sarvayajñaiḥ sudurlabham

Translation

Bahkan bila orang memuja dengan bhakti hanya dengan tunas rumput dūrvā, Bhānu tetap menganugerahkan buah yang amat sukar diperoleh bahkan melalui segala yajña.

Word by Word

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karaṇa (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• तु: indeed
• तु: Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: अन्वय-अव्यय (particle)

• पुरुषैः: by people
• पुरुषैः: Kartā (Agent/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• पूजा: worship
• पूजा: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कृता: performed
• कृता: Kriyā (Predicate participle/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘done/performed’ (agreeing with पूजा)

• दूर्वाङ्कुरैः: with sprouts of dūrvā grass
• दूर्वाङ्कुरैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दूर्वा (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्कुर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दूर्वायाः अङ्कुरैः)

• अपि: even, also
• अपि: Samuccaya (Addition/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपवाद-अव्यय (particle: even/also)

• भानुः: the Sun
• भानुः: Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भानु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• ददाति: gives
• ददाति: Kriyā (Predicate verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present indicative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• हि: indeed
• हि: Hetu-bodhaka (Reason particle/हेतु)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: indeed/for)

• फलम्: fruit, result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सर्वयज्ञैः: by all sacrifices
• सर्वयज्ञैः: Karaṇa (Comparison/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (सर्वे यज्ञाः)

• सुदुर्लभम्: very hard to obtain
• सुदुर्लभम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (फलम्)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced, emphasizing simplicity of offerings in Sūrya worship)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Bhānu-pūjā)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A humble devotee offers fresh dūrvā sprouts at sunrise to Bhānu; the sun’s rays descend like blessings, visually outweighing grand sacrificial paraphernalia shown faintly in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Bhānu
• Dūrvā
• Yajña

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere devotion sanctifies even the simplest offering; the deity responds to bhakti more than material grandeur.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s Bhānu/Bhāskara worship tradition within the Māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer dūrvā sprouts with devotion in Sūrya pūjā; the emphasis is on bhakti rather than expensive rites.