Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

द्विहायनस्य वत्सस्य विशंत्यास्यं यथा सुखम् । तथा कुर्यात्प्रमाणेन पिण्डान्व्यासेन भाषितम्

Transliteration

dvihāyanasya vatsasya viśaṃtyāsyaṃ yathā sukham | tathā kuryātpramāṇena piṇḍānvyāsena bhāṣitam

Translation

രണ്ടുവയസ്സുള്ള കിടാവിന്റെ വായിൽ അന്നം സുഖമായി പ്രവേശിക്കുന്നതുപോലെ, അതുപോലെ യഥോചിതമായ അളവിൽ പിണ്ഡങ്ങൾ ഒരുക്കി വിന്യസിക്കണം—എന്ന് വ്യാസമുനി ഉപദേശിച്ചു.

Word by Word

• द्विहायनस्य: of the two-year-old
• द्विहायनस्य: Sambandha (Genitive qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि + हायन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; द्विगु-समासः (द्वे हायने यस्य) वत्सस्य इति विशेषणम्

• वत्सस्य: of the calf
• वत्सस्य: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वत्स (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, षष्ठी-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• विशन्ति: enter
• विशन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-√विश् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकारः (Present), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, बहुवचनम्

• आस्यम्: the mouth
• आस्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: आस्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• यथा: just as
• यथा: Upamana (Comparison marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा (अव्यय)
• Form: उपमा/प्रकार-अव्ययम् (as/just as)

• सुखम्: comfortably/easily
• सुखम्: Kriya-visheshana (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; क्रियाविशेषणवत् (adverbial accusative)

• तथा: so/thus
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Manner/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकार-अव्ययम् (thus/in that manner)

• कुर्यात्: should do
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्

• प्रमाणेन: according to proper measure
• प्रमाणेन: Karana (Means/standard/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रमाण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• पिण्डान्: piṇḍas (rice-balls)
• पिण्डान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पिण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, बहुवचनम्

• व्यासेन: by Vyāsa
• व्यासेन: Kartr/Agent (as authority/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यास (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गः, तृतीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्

• भाषितम्: said/declared
• भाषितम्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भाष् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्तः (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्गः, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचनम्; उक्तम्/said (व्यासेन इति कर्तृकरणेन)

Speaker

Skanda (citing Vyāsa as authority)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close-up of hands forming three piṇḍas of measured size on darbha, with a gentle calf nearby as the simile anchor; Vyāsa depicted as a sage in the background indicating instruction.

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even sacred offerings require right proportion; correctness in small details supports the rite’s efficacy for the ancestors.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where piṇḍadāna standards are described as part of the site’s dharma and māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Prepare piṇḍas in a proper, standardized size/measure, as taught in the tradition attributed to Vyāsa.