Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

पंचोपचारसंयुक्तं ध्यानधारणसंयुतम् । तीर्थोदकेन पाकं वै पेयं तद्वदुदुम्बरे

Transliteration

paṃcopacārasaṃyuktaṃ dhyānadhāraṇasaṃyutam | tīrthodakena pākaṃ vai peyaṃ tadvadudumbare

Translation

പഞ്ചോപചാരങ്ങളോടെ, ധ്യാന-ധാരണയോടെ, തീർത്ഥജലംകൊണ്ട് ആ പാകം/കഷായം തയ്യാറാക്കി അത് പാനം ചെയ്യണം; അതുപോലെ ഉദുംബരവൃക്ഷത്തിങ്കലും।

Word by Word

• पञ्चोपचारसंयुक्तम्: accompanied by five offerings/services
• पञ्चोपचारसंयुक्तम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्च + उपचार + संयुक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative singular; विशेषण (qualifying an implied ritual/act)

• ध्यानधारणसंयुतम्: joined with meditation and concentration
• ध्यानधारणसंयुतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ध्यान + धारणा + संयुत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative singular; विशेषण

• तीर्थोदकेन: with sacred water
• तीर्थोदकेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ + उदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन — Instrumental singular

• पाकम्: a cooked offering/food preparation
• पाकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन — Accusative singular; कर्म

• वै: indeed
• वै: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle) — emphasis/assurance

• पेयम्: drinkable/to be drunk
• पेयम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पेय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — Nom./Acc. singular; विधेयविशेषण (predicate/qualifier)

• तद्वत्: likewise
• तद्वत्: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्वत् (अव्यय)
• Form: तुल्यताबोधक अव्यय (adverb) — ‘likewise/in the same way’

• उदुम्बरे: in/at the udumbara (fig tree)
• उदुम्बरे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उदुम्बर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — Locative singular; अधिकरण

Speaker

Unspecified (within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya narrative)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa tīrtha (with Udumbara-sthala)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee performs pañcopacāra pūjā with focused meditation beside an udumbara tree, prepares a sanctified drink using tīrtha-water, and drinks it reverently as prasāda.

Characters & Entities

• Udumbara

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Outer worship (upacāra) is meant to be inseparable from inner steadiness (dhyāna, dhāraṇā), especially in a tīrtha setting.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra; additionally, a sacred udumbara tree locale is indicated as part of the rite’s geography.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Do pañcopacāra worship with meditation, prepare a drink using tīrtha-water, consume it, and perform similarly at the udumbara tree.