Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 108

Devanagari script

तृतीया पूपिका कार्या खर्जुरेण समन्विताः । चतुर्थश्चैव संयावो गुडाज्याभ्यां समन्वितः

Transliteration

tṛtīyā pūpikā kāryā kharjureṇa samanvitāḥ | caturthaścaiva saṃyāvo guḍājyābhyāṃ samanvitaḥ

Translation

മൂന്നാമത്തെ നൈവേദ്യമായി ഖജൂരോടുകൂടിയ പൂപ്പികകൾ (മധുരക്കേക്ക്) തയ്യാറാക്കണം. നാലാമത് ശർക്കരയും നെയ്യും ചേർന്ന സംയാവമാണ്.

Word by Word

• tṛtīyā: the third
• tṛtīyā: Visheshana (Ordinal/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tṛtīya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (fem nom sg)

• pūpikā: pūpikā (a cake/preparation)
• pūpikā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūpikā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (fem nom sg)

• kāryā: to be made
• kāryā: Vidhi (Injunctive predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: kṛ (धातु) + ya → kārya (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कृदन्त (यत्/ण्यत्-प्रत्ययार्थक), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (gerundive; fem nom sg)

• kharjureṇa: with dates
• kharjureṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kharjura (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, तृतीया विभक्ति, एकवचन (masc instrumental sg)

• samanvitāḥ: combined; accompanied
• samanvitāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samanvita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √i (धातु) + sam- (उपसर्ग) + ni + kta)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन (masc nom pl; agreeing with implied plural items/ingredients)

• caturthaḥ: the fourth
• caturthaḥ: Visheshana (Ordinal/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: caturtha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (masc nom sg)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• eva: indeed; just
• eva: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• saṃyāvaḥ: saṃyāva (a sweet dish)
• saṃyāvaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: saṃyāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा विभक्ति, एकवचन (masc nom sg)

• guḍa-ājyābhyām: with jaggery and ghee
• guḍa-ājyābhyām: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guḍa (प्रातिपदिक) + ājya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: द्वन्द्व-समास, नपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार-द्वन्द्व), तृतीया विभक्ति, द्विवचन (instr dual)

• samanvitaḥ: combined with
• samanvitaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: samanvita (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √i (धातु) + sam- (उपसर्ग) + ni + kta)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन (masc nom sg)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-kṣetra Māhātmya narrative style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim woman in Prabhāsa prepares offerings: pūpikās studded with dates and a bowl of saṃyāva glistening with jaggery and ghee, set before a tīrtha-side altar with Somnātha imagery in the distance.

Characters & Entities

• Sāvitrī

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Purāṇic dharma often sanctifies everyday nourishment by making it an instrument of devotion and charity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, within the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Prepare pūpikās with dates and saṃyāva with jaggery and ghee as designated offerings.