Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

घृतेन विविधैर्गन्धैस्तथैवेक्षुरसेन च । तीर्थोदकेन संस्नाप्य सर्वान्कामानवाप्नुयात्

Transliteration

ghṛtena vividhairgandhaistathaivekṣurasena ca | tīrthodakena saṃsnāpya sarvānkāmānavāpnuyāt

Translation

നെയ്യും, വിവിധ സുഗന്ധദ്രവ്യങ്ങളും, അതുപോലെ ഇക്ഷുരസവും, പിന്നെ തീർത്ഥജലവും കൊണ്ട് സ്നാനം ചെയ്യിച്ചാൽ ഭക്തൻ എല്ലാ അഭിലാഷങ്ങളും പ്രാപിക്കും।

Word by Word

• घृतेन: with ghee
• घृतेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, तृतीया, एकवचनम्; करणम्

• विविधैः: with various
• विविधैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• गन्धैः: fragrances/perfumes
• गन्धैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया, बहुवचनम्; करणम्

• तथा: also
• तथा: Sambandha (Manner/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकार-बोधक-अव्ययम् (also)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्ययम् (emphasis: indeed/just)

• इक्षुरसेन: with sugarcane juice
• इक्षुरसेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: इक्षु-रस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (इक्षोः रसः = sugarcane-juice)

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

• तीर्थोदकेन: with holy water
• तीर्थोदकेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ-उदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, तृतीया, एकवचनम्; तत्पुरुषः (तीर्थस्य उदकम् = holy water)

• संस्नाप्य: having bathed (them)
• संस्नाप्य: Purvakala (Prior action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+स्ना (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त-अव्ययम् (absolutive/gerund), पूर्वकाले (having bathed/after bathing)

• सर्वान्: all
• सर्वान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, बहुवचनम्; विशेषणम्

• कामान्: desires/boons
• कामान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया, बहुवचनम्

• अवाप्नुयात्: would obtain
• अवाप्नुयात्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अव+आप् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative: should obtain), प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्, परस्मैपदम्

Speaker

Sūta (deduced: Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā tīrtha-jala (used for Rukmiṇī-abhiṣeka)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Ritual-seeking devotees/pilgrims

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A sequence tableau: ghee poured in golden stream, fragrant paste and flowers offered, sugarcane juice shimmering green-gold, concluding with clear tīrtha-water cascading over Rukmiṇī’s image; devotees hold kalashas labeled ‘tīrtha-jala’.

Characters & Entities

• Tīrtha (sacred water)
• Rukmiṇī (implied from context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual devotion using pure offerings and tīrtha-water is said to yield both spiritual merit and fulfilled aspirations.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā and its associated tīrtha context within the Dvārakā-māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Abhiṣeka with ghee, assorted fragrances, sugarcane juice, and finally tīrtha-water.