Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 81

Devanagari script

रक्तवस्त्राणि सर्वाणि शय्या प्रास्तरणानि च । अशिष्टैः सह संभाषो द्विवारं भोजनं तथा

Transliteration

raktavastrāṇi sarvāṇi śayyā prāstaraṇāni ca | aśiṣṭaiḥ saha saṃbhāṣo dvivāraṃ bhojanaṃ tathā

Translation

എല്ലാ ചുവന്ന വസ്ത്രങ്ങളും, ശയ്യയും ആഡംബര വിരിപ്പുകളും; അശിഷ്ടരോടുള്ള സംഭാഷണവും; അതുപോലെ ദിവസത്തിൽ രണ്ടുതവണ ഭക്ഷണവും—ഇവയെല്ലാം ഒഴിവാക്കണം।

Word by Word

• रक्तवस्त्राणि: red garments
• रक्तवस्त्राणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्त + वस्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (रक्तानि वस्त्राणि)

• सर्वाणि: all
• सर्वाणि: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), बहुवचन; विशेषण (वस्त्राणि इति)

• शय्या: bed
• शय्या: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शय्या (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• प्रास्तरणानि: bed-spreads/coverings
• प्रास्तरणानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रास्तरण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), बहुवचन

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

• अशिष्टैः: with ill-mannered people
• अशिष्टैः: Sahakari (Associate/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशिष्ट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• सह: with
• सह: Sahakari (Associate/सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहकारार्थक-अव्यय (postposition: ‘with’)

• संभाषः: conversation
• संभाषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम् + भाष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• द्विवारम्: twice
• द्विवारम्: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्वि + वार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समास; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: ‘twice’)

• भोजनम्: eating/meal
• भोजनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: ‘likewise’)

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (general kṣetra-niyama)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A vrata-observant woman pilgrim in Prabhāsa rejects red garments and luxurious bedding, sits on a simple mat near a coastal tīrtha, keeping distance from coarse company and taking a single modest meal.

Characters & Entities

• Prabhāsa-kṣetra

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Outer restraint—dress, comfort, company, and diet—supports inner purity during pilgrimage vows.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra (context of Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Austerity guidelines: avoid red attire, luxurious bedding, bad company, and eating twice daily.