Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

सर्वोपकरणैर्दर्भैः सुमनोभिः पृथग्विधैः । अथ सा चिंतयामास गौतमी पुत्रदुःखिता

Transliteration

sarvopakaraṇairdarbhaiḥ sumanobhiḥ pṛthagvidhaiḥ | atha sā ciṃtayāmāsa gautamī putraduḥkhitā

Translation

सर्व आवश्यक उपकरे—दर्भकुश व नानाविध पुष्प—घेऊन, पुत्रदुःखाने व्याकुळ झालेली गौतमी तेव्हा गाढ चिंतन करू लागली।

Word by Word

• सर्वोपकरणैः: with all requisites/implements
• सर्वोपकरणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + उपकरण (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषाम् उपकरणानाम्)

• दर्भैः: with darbha grasses
• दर्भैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• सुमनोभिः: with flowers
• सुमनोभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• पृथग्विधैः: of various sorts
• पृथग्विधैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पृथक् + विध (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘दर्भैः/सुमनोभिः’ इत्यादीनां विशेषण (of different kinds)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चिन्तयामास: thought/reflected
• चिन्तयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; परस्मैपदे ‘आमास’ परसर्गवत्-प्रयोगः (periphrastic perfect sense)

• गौतमी: Gautamī (name of the woman)
• गौतमी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौतमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम/विशेष-सम्बोधन (Gautamī)

• पुत्रदुःखिता: afflicted with sorrow about a son
• पुत्रदुःखिता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्र + दुःखित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (पुत्रेण दुःखिता = distressed because of (lack of) a son)

Speaker

Pulastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A king (nṛpasattama) within the frame narrative

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gautamī, sorrowful and contemplative, arranges darbha and assorted flowers as ritual implements, her posture inward-turned, indicating a vow about to begin.

Characters & Entities

• Gautamī
• Nāga-tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Inner longing is brought into a dharmic framework—preparing pure offerings and contemplation at a tīrtha is a step toward receiving grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Nāga-tīrtha at Arbuda, where worship materials and vows related to child-blessings are being prepared.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Use of ritual requisites like darbha (kuśa grass) and flowers—indicative of pūjā/saṅkalpa associated with tīrtha worship.