Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 84

Devanagari script

भव्यं पारापतं चैव खर्जूरं करमर्द्दकम् । सकोरका बदर्यश्च तालकंदं तथा बिसम्

Transliteration

bhavyaṃ pārāpataṃ caiva kharjūraṃ karamarddakam | sakorakā badaryaśca tālakaṃdaṃ tathā bisam

Translation

ഭവ്യം, പാരാപതം, ഖർജൂരവും കരമർദ്ദകവും; അതുപോലെ സകോരകാ, ബദരി (ഇലന്തപ്പഴം), താളകന്ദം, കൂടാതെ പദ്മനാൾ—ഇവയൊക്കെയും പൂജാവിധിയിൽ ഗ്രാഹ്യവും പ്രശസ്തവും ആകുന്നു.

Word by Word

• भव्यम्: bhavya (a fruit/plant)
• भव्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• पारापतम्: pārāpata (a fruit/plant)
• पारापतम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पारापत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय

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

• करमर्द्दकम्: karamardaka (a fruit)
• करमर्द्दकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करमर्द्दक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• सकोरकाः: (fruits) with pits/stones
• सकोरकाः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स-कोरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; उपपद-तत्पुरुषः ('with stones/pits')

• बदर्यः: jujubes (badarī fruits)
• बदर्यः: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बदरी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

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

• तालकंदम्: tāla tuber/root
• तालकंदम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताल-कन्द (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ('tāla-palm tuber/root')

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: 'likewise')

• बिसम्: lotus-fibre/stem
• बिसम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims in Prabhāsa prepare a vrata-offering: baskets of dates, jujube, palm-tubers, and lotus-stalk arranged before a small shrine, with the sea-breeze and temple flags in the background.

Characters & Entities

• Śrāddha
• Kharjūra (dates)
• Badarī (jujube)
• Bisa (lotus stalk)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Reverence to ancestors is expressed through disciplined offerings aligned with scripture and tradition.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, a major tīrtha where correct śrāddha is especially meritorious.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A further list of acceptable śrāddha food items is given, including dates, jujube, and lotus stalk.