Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 107

Devanagari script

काशैः पुनर्भवेत्कार्यं हयमेधफलं लभेत् । अष्टजातिकपुष्पं च अञ्जनं नित्यमेव हि

Transliteration

kāśaiḥ punarbhavetkāryaṃ hayamedhaphalaṃ labhet | aṣṭajātikapuṣpaṃ ca añjanaṃ nityameva hi

Translation

Dengan rumput kāśa, upacara dapat disempurnakan kembali dan seseorang memperoleh hasil seperti korban Aśvamedha. Dan bunga aṣṭajāti serta anjana (celak) sememangnya hendaklah digunakan setiap hari.

Word by Word

• काशैः: with kāśa-grass
• काशैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: काश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; Instrumental plural

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Avyaya (Adverbial/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; adverb

• भवेत्: would be / should be
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Parasmaipada

• कार्यम्: a duty / something to be done
• कार्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक; कृ-धातु से क्तव्य/यत्-प्रत्ययार्थ)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; (predicate/accusative sense)

• हयमेधफलम्: the fruit of the Aśvamedha sacrifice
• हयमेधफलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हयमेध-फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (हयमेधस्य फलम्); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• लभेत्: would obtain
• लभेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; Ātmanepada

• अष्टजातिकपुष्पम्: a flower of the aṣṭajātika type
• अष्टजातिकपुष्पम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्ट-जाति-क-पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः (अष्टजातिकस्य पुष्पम्) तत्पुरुष; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Avyaya (Connector/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; conjunction

• अञ्जनम्: collyrium / anjana
• अञ्जनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अञ्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Avyaya (Adverbial/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभावेन प्रयोगः; adverbial accusative (नित्यम् = always)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Avyaya (Emphasis/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; emphatic particle

• हि: for / indeed
• हि: Avyaya (Particle/अव्यय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; particle (reason/assurance)

Speaker

Skanda (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Priests gather kāśa grass bundles beside a homa altar; aṣṭajāti flowers are offered in heaps; a devotee applies anjana daily, signifying regular worship; a subtle aura suggests Aśvamedha-like merit.

Characters & Entities

• Kāśa grass
• Aśvamedha
• Aṣṭajāti flowers
• Aṃjana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Simple sacred materials, used with right method and devotion, can yield vast merit as praised in Purāṇic teaching.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where worship performed with prescribed materials is extolled as highly meritorious.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Use kāśa grass and regularly employ aṣṭajāti flowers and aṃjana as part of the ritual regimen.