Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 47
Devanagari script
कौसुंभं जीरकं चैव खर्जूरं चापरास्तथा । उततीश्चापरा गृह्य नालिकेराणि चापराः
Transliteration
kausuṃbhaṃ jīrakaṃ caiva kharjūraṃ cāparāstathā | utatīścāparā gṛhya nālikerāṇi cāparāḥ
Translation
またある者はカウスンバ（紅花）とクミン、さらにナツメヤシの実を携え、ある者はウタティー（utatī）を持ち、また別の者は椰子の実を取って来た。
Word by Word
कौसुम्भम्safflower (product/dye)
कौसुम्भम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootकौसुम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन
जीरकम्cumin
जीरकम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootजीरक (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात
एवindeed, just
एव:
Sambandha/Avyaya (Particle/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)
खर्जूरम्date fruit
खर्जूरम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootखर्जूर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात
अपराःothers (women)
अपराः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअपर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-प्रयोग
तथाlikewise
तथा:
Sambandha/Avyaya (Adverbial/अव्यय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण
उततीःutatī fruits/produce (plant name)
उततीः:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootउतती (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात
अपराःothers (women)
अपराः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअपर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-प्रयोग
गृह्यhaving taken
गृह्य:
Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootग्रह् (धातु)
Formल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘गृह्य’ = गृहीत्वा; धातु: ग्रह्
नालिकेराणिcoconuts
नालिकेराणि:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootनालिकेर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, बहुवचन
चand
च:
Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक-निपात
अपराःothers (women)
अपराः:
Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootअपर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-प्रयोग
Speaker
Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)
Tirtha Mahatmya
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Visual Art Cues
Scene: Attendants carry safflower bundles, cumin, dates, utatī, and coconuts—some in cloth pouches, some in baskets—forming a colorful, aromatic offering train moving through the sacred precinct.
FAQs
Everyday goods—spices and fruits—gain sanctity when dedicated to divine purpose in a tīrtha narrative.
Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa).
Implied offering materials (spices, dates, coconuts) suitable for worship and hospitality; no formal injunction is stated.