Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 11
Devanagari script
भक्त्या तु पुरुषैः पूजा कृता दूर्वांकुरैरपि । भानुर्ददाति हि फलं सर्वयज्ञैः सुदुर्लभम्
Transliteration
bhaktyā tu puruṣaiḥ pūjā kṛtā dūrvāṃkurairapi | bhānurdadāti hi phalaṃ sarvayajñaiḥ sudurlabham
Translation
Walaupun orang melakukan pemujaan dengan bhakti hanya dengan tunas rumput dūrvā, Bhānu tetap menganugerahkan buah pahala yang amat sukar diperoleh bahkan melalui segala yajña.
Word by Word
भक्त्याwith devotion
भक्त्या:
Karaṇa (Instrument/Means/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootभक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
तुindeed
तु:
Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formअन्वय-अव्यय (particle)
पुरुषैःby people
पुरुषैः:
Kartā (Agent/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
पूजाworship
पूजा:
Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootपूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
कृताperformed
कृता:
Kriyā (Predicate participle/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘done/performed’ (agreeing with पूजा)
दूर्वाङ्कुरैःwith sprouts of dūrvā grass
दूर्वाङ्कुरैः:
Karaṇa (Instrument/Means/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootदूर्वा (प्रातिपदिक) + अङ्कुर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (दूर्वायाः अङ्कुरैः)
अपिeven, also
अपि:
Samuccaya (Addition/समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय/अपवाद-अव्यय (particle: even/also)
भानुःthe Sun
भानुः:
Kartā (Subject/कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootभानु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
ददातिgives
ददाति:
Kriyā (Predicate verb/क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु)
Formलट् (present indicative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
हिindeed
हि:
Hetu-bodhaka (Reason particle/हेतु)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle: indeed/for)
फलम्fruit, result
फलम्:
Karma (Object/कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootफल (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
सर्वयज्ञैःby all sacrifices
सर्वयज्ञैः:
Karaṇa (Comparison/Means/करण)
TypeNoun
Rootसर्व (प्रातिपदिक) + यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; कर्मधारय (सर्वे यज्ञाः)
सुदुर्लभम्very hard to obtain
सुदुर्लभम्:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier/विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootसु (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + दुर्लभ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (फलम्)
Speaker
Skanda (deduced, emphasizing simplicity of offerings in Sūrya worship)
Characters & Entities
B
BhānuD
DūrvāY
YajñaFAQs
Sincere devotion sanctifies even the simplest offering; the deity responds to bhakti more than material grandeur.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s Bhānu/Bhāskara worship tradition within the Māhātmya.
Offer dūrvā sprouts with devotion in Sūrya pūjā; the emphasis is on bhakti rather than expensive rites.