Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 18

Devanagari script

विविधं भक्ष्यभोज्यं च फलं वै बीजपूर कम् । अनेनैव तु मंत्रेण सर्वं तत्रैव कारयेत्

Transliteration

vividhaṃ bhakṣyabhojyaṃ ca phalaṃ vai bījapūra kam | anenaiva tu maṃtreṇa sarvaṃ tatraiva kārayet

Translation

பலவகை பசியுணவுகளும் சமைத்த உணவுகளும், மேலும் பழங்களும்—குறிப்பாக பீஜபூரம் (எலுமிச்சை) உட்பட—அர்ப்பணிக்க வேண்டும். இதே மந்திரத்தினாலே அங்கேயே எல்லா வழிபாட்டு செயல்களும் நடத்தப்பட வேண்டும்.

Word by Word

• vividham: various
• vividham: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vividha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (कर्म), एकवचनम्

• bhakṣya-bhojyam: edibles and foods
• bhakṣya-bhojyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhakṣya (कृदन्त; √bhakṣ (धातु)) + bhojya (कृदन्त; √bhuj (धातु))
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (कर्म), एकवचनम्; समासः—द्वन्द्व (भक्ष्यं च भोज्यं च)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha/Conjunction
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; समुच्चयार्थक-निपातः

• phalam: fruit
• phalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (कर्म), एकवचनम्

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; निपातः (emphasis/indeed)

• bījapūram: pomegranate
• bījapūram: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bīja (प्रातिपदिक) + pūra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (कर्म), एकवचनम्; समासः—तत्पुरुषः (बीजानां पूरः/बीजपूरः = pomegranate)

• kam: what/any (textual fragment)
• kam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः, एकवचनम्; प्रश्न/अनिर्दिष्टार्थक-सर्वनाम (पाठभेद/विच्छेद-सूचक; सम्भवतः ‘च’/‘कम्’ संधि-भ्रंश)

• anena: by this
• anena: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), एकवचनम्

• eva: only; indeed
• eva: Sambandha/Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अवधारणार्थक-निपातः (only/just)

• tu: but; indeed
• tu: Sambandha/Discourse particle
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; निपातः

• maṃtreṇa: with the mantra
• maṃtreṇa: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्तिः (करण), एकवचनम्

• sarvam: everything
• sarvam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, द्वितीया-विभक्तिः (कर्म), एकवचनम्

• tatra: there
• tatra: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatra (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; देशवाचक-क्रियाविशेषणम्

• eva: itself; only
• eva: Sambandha/Emphasis
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्ययम्; अवधारणार्थक-निपातः

• kārayet: should have (it) done; should cause to be performed
• kārayet: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु) causative √kāraya (णिच्)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुषः, एकवचनम्; णिजन्त (causative)

Speaker

Sūta (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Someśvara/Somnatha tīrtha complex)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Pilgrims in Prabhāsa arrange a ritual spread: cooked dishes, sweets, and fruits with a prominent citron; a priest gestures ‘tatraiva’ to perform offerings on the sacred ground near the Somnātha precinct.

Characters & Entities

• Mantra (following verse)
• bījapūra (citron)
• Somnātha (context)
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion is expressed through properly consecrated offerings—food and fruit sanctified by mantra.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra’s Somnātha shrine-context within the māhātmya.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer varied bhakṣya-bhojya and fruits (including bījapūra) and perform/consecrate all actions using the stated mantra.