Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 74

Devanagari script

दुर्वाससश्च ये दर्भास्तिलाश्चैवाक्षतैः सह । पुनस्तानानयध्वं हि क्षिप्ता ये वरुणालये

Transliteration

durvāsasaśca ye darbhāstilāścaivākṣataiḥ saha | punastānānayadhvaṃ hi kṣiptā ye varuṇālaye

Translation

และหญ้าดัรภะ เมล็ดงา และข้าวสารไม่แตกหักของท่านทุรวาสะนั้น จงนำกลับมาอีกครั้ง เพราะสิ่งเหล่านั้นถูกโยนลงสู่ที่พำนักของพระวรุณะ คือสายน้ำ

Word by Word

• दुर्वाससः: (the) Durvāsas (sages/people named Durvāsas)
• दुर्वाससः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्वासस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction/particle: 'and')

• ये: who/which
• ये: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-यत् (relative pronoun: 'who/which')

• दर्भाः: darbha grasses
• दर्भाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• तिलाः: sesame seeds
• तिलाः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• एव: indeed/also
• एव: Sambandha (Emphasis/अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अवधारणार्थक-निपात (particle of emphasis: 'indeed/just')

• अक्षतैः: with unbroken rice grains
• अक्षतैः: Sahakari (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahartha (Accompaniment/सह)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सहार्थक-अव्यय (postposition/adverb: 'together with')

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: काल/पुनरावृत्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: 'again')

• तान्: those (things)
• तान्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), बहुवचन

• आनयध्वम्: bring (you all)
• आनयध्वम्: Kriyā (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-नी (धातु)
• Form: लोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन; परस्मैपद

• हि: indeed/for
• हि: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: हि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle: 'indeed/for')

• क्षिप्ताः: thrown/cast
• क्षिप्ताः: Karma (Object-qualified/कर्मविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: क्षिप् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि-क्त-प्रत्ययान्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (qualifying 'तान्')

• ये: which (were)
• ये: Karta (Relativizer/कर्ता-सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक-यत्

• वरुणालये: in Varuṇa’s abode (the sea)
• वरुणालये: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वरुण + आलय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वरुणस्य आलयः)

Speaker

Narrative voice (contextual command within the episode)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Varuṇālaya (water-realm) in Dvārakā context

Type: sangam

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Attendants/Daityas addressed (contextual)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Attendants are commanded to retrieve Durvāsas’s darbha grass, sesame, and unbroken rice from the waters—seen as Varuṇa’s realm—while waves lap against the shore and ritual vessels await completion.

Characters & Entities

• Durvāsas
• Varuṇa (Varuṇālaya)
• darbha
• tila
• akṣata

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual integrity matters in tīrtha settings; what is consecrated for dharma should not be discarded but restored and honored.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The Dvārakā-region Muktitīrtha context where sacred waters (Varuṇālaya) are invoked.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Recovering ritual substances—darbha, sesame, and akṣata—associated with a rite and cast into the waters.