Shloka 35 - Adhyaya 206 - Prabhasa Kshetra Mahatmya - Prabhasa Khanda | Tamil | Vedapath

Vyasa

Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 35

Devanagari script

रत्निमात्रप्रमाणं च पितृतीर्थं तु संस्कृतम् । उपमूले तथा लूनाः प्रस्तरार्थे कुशोत्तमाः । तथा श्यामाकनीवारा दूर्वाश्च समुदाहृताः । स्व कीर्तिमतां श्रेष्ठो बहुकेशः प्रजापतिः

Transliteration

ratnimātrapramāṇaṃ ca pitṛtīrthaṃ tu saṃskṛtam | upamūle tathā lūnāḥ prastarārthe kuśottamāḥ | tathā śyāmākanīvārā dūrvāśca samudāhṛtāḥ | sva kīrtimatāṃ śreṣṭho bahukeśaḥ prajāpatiḥ

Translation

ஒரு ரத்னி அளவிற்கு (ஒரு பிட்டா) பித்ருதீர்த்தத்தைச் சீரமைத்து அமைக்க வேண்டும். சடங்கு அடித்தளத்திற்காக வேரருகே வெட்டிய குசை புல் சிறந்தது; மேலும் சியாமாகம், நீவாரம், தூர்வா ஆகியனவும் பாராட்டப்படுகின்றன. புகழ்பெற்றவர்களில் ‘பஹுகேச’ பிரஜாபதி முதன்மை எனக் கூறப்படுகிறார்।

Word by Word

ratni-mātra-pramāṇama measure of one cubit (ratni)

caand

pitṛ-tīrthamthe Pitṛ-tīrtha (ancestral sacred spot)

tuindeed

saṃskṛtamis duly prepared/arranged

upa-mūlenear the root/base

tathāalso/likewise

lūnāḥcut (off)

prastara-arthefor the purpose of a prastara (ritual grass-bed)

kuśa-uttamāḥexcellent kuśa grasses

tathāalso

śyāmāka-nīvārāḥśyāmāka grains and nīvāra rice

dūrvāḥdūrvā grass

caand

samudāhṛtāḥare mentioned/declared

svaown

kīrtimatāmof the renowned

śreṣṭhaḥthe best

bahu-keśaḥone who has much hair (Bahukeśa)

prajāpatiḥPrajāpati

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Pitṛ-tīrtha (within Prabhāsa)

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A priest measures a square/oblong pitṛ-tīrtha space with a forearm-span (ratni), arranging kuśa bundles cut near the root as a ritual base; nearby are sheaves of dūrvā and kāśa, and bowls of śyāmāka and nīvāra grains; a caption-like presence of Prajāpati Bahukeśa as a venerable figure in the background.

Characters & Entities

Pitṛtīrtha

Kuśa

Dūrvā

Prajāpati Bahukeśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śrāddha is sustained by sanctified space and sanctified materials; even grasses become sacred through Purāṇic memory and ritual order.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse explains the preparation of a Pitṛtīrtha within the Prabhāsa Kṣetra ritual setting.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Prepare a Pitṛtīrtha of ratni-measure and use kuśa cut near the root for the ritual base; dūrvā and other specified grasses are also approved.