Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 85

Devanagari script

पूर्णकोशातकैः पक्वैः कूष्माण्डकर्कटीफलैः । नालिकेरैः सखर्जूरैः कपित्थैर्दाडिमैः शुभैः

Transliteration

pūrṇakośātakaiḥ pakvaiḥ kūṣmāṇḍakarkaṭīphalaiḥ | nālikeraiḥ sakharjūraiḥ kapitthairdāḍimaiḥ śubhaiḥ

Translation

पक्व व रसाळ कोशातक फळे, कूष्मांड व काकडी, नारळ व खजूर, तसेच शुभ कैथ व डाळिंब यांनी नैवेद्याची मांडणी करावी।

Word by Word

• पूर्ण-कोशातकैः: with full-grown kośātaka fruits
• पूर्ण-कोशातकैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūrṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + kośātaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; साधन/सहकार्यार्थे

• पक्वैः: ripe
• पक्वैः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pakva (प्रातिपदिक/कृदन्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘(फलैः)’ इत्यर्थे द्रव्य-विशेषणम्

• कूष्माण्ड-कर्कटी-फलैः: with ash-gourd and cucumber fruits
• कूष्माण्ड-कर्कटी-फलैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kūṣmāṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक) + karkaṭī (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘कूष्माण्डस्य कर्कट्याः च फलैः’ (fruits such as ash-gourd and cucumber)

• नालिकेरैः: with coconuts
• नालिकेरैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nālikera (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• स-खर्जूरैः: together with dates
• स-खर्जूरैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sa (अव्यय/उपसर्गसदृश) + kharjūra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; ‘स’ = सहित (together with)

• कपित्थैः: with wood-apples
• कपित्थैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kapittha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• दाडिमैः: with pomegranates
• दाडिमैः: Karaṇa (Instrument/Accompaniment)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dāḍima (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग (प्रयोगे पुंलिङ्ग), तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• शुभैः: auspicious; fine
• शुभैः: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; सर्वेषां फलानां विशेषणम्

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A ritual altar laden with ripe fruits: gourds, cucumbers, coconuts, dates, wood-apples, and pomegranates arranged in neat piles and trays, suggesting fullness and auspicious plenty.

Characters & Entities

• Sāvitrī
• Brahmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred worship is made complete through pure, wholesome offerings, expressing abundance, gratitude, and auspiciousness.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where detailed worship with offerings is taught as a source of puṇya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Preparing specific fruit and produce offerings (naivedya/upacāra) such as coconuts, dates, wood-apples, and pomegranates.