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

മറ്റുചിലർ കൗസുംഭം (കുസുമവർണ്ണം), ജീരകം, ഖർജൂരവും കൊണ്ടുവന്നു. ചിലർ ഉതതീ എടുത്തു; മറ്റുചിലർ നാളികേരം (തേങ്ങ) കൊണ്ടുവന്നു.

Word by Word

• कौसुम्भम्: safflower (product/dye)
• कौसुम्भम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कौसुम्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• जीरकम्: cumin
• जीरकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed, just
• एव: Sambandha/Avyaya (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारणार्थक-निपात (emphatic particle)

• खर्जूरम्: date fruit
• खर्जूरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: खर्जूर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

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

• अपराः: others (women)
• अपराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-प्रयोग

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha/Avyaya (Adverbial/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण

• उततीः: utatī fruits/produce (plant name)
• उततीः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उतती (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), बहुवचन

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

• अपराः: others (women)
• अपराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम-प्रयोग

• गृह्य: having taken
• गृह्य: Kriya (Gerundial action/पूर्वक्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: ल्यप्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (gerund), ‘गृह्य’ = गृहीत्वा; धातु: ग्रह्

• नालिकेराणि: coconuts
• नालिकेराणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नालिकेर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, बहुवचन

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

• अपराः: others (women)
• अपराः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, 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

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Everyday goods—spices and fruits—gain sanctity when dedicated to divine purpose in a tīrtha narrative.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Implied offering materials (spices, dates, coconuts) suitable for worship and hospitality; no formal injunction is stated.