Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 44

Devanagari script

अप्स्वेकं प्लावयेत्पिण्डमेकं पत्न्यै निवेदयेत् । एकं वै जुहुयादग्नावेषा तु त्रिविधा गतिः

Transliteration

apsvekaṃ plāvayetpiṇḍamekaṃ patnyai nivedayet | ekaṃ vai juhuyādagnāveṣā tu trividhā gatiḥ

Translation

ให้ลอยปิณฑะหนึ่งก้อนลงในน้ำ; อีกก้อนหนึ่งถวายแด่ภรรยา; และอีกก้อนหนึ่งบูชาเป็นอาหุติลงในไฟศักดิ์สิทธิ์—นี่คือวิธีสามประการ

Word by Word

• apsu: in the waters
• apsu: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ap (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), बहुवचन

• ekam: one
• ekam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (पिण्डम्)

• plāvayet: should float/immerse
• plāvayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: plu (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• piṇḍam: rice-ball (piṇḍa)
• piṇḍam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: piṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन

• ekam: one
• ekam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (पिण्डम्)

• patnyai: to the wife
• patnyai: Sampradana (Recipient/सम्प्रदान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: patnī (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (4th case), एकवचन

• nivedayet: should offer/present
• nivedayet: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ni+vid (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• ekam: one
• ekam: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: eka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (पिण्डम्/हविः)

• vai: indeed
• vai: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: निश्चयार्थक/अवधारणार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)

• juhuyāt: should offer into fire
• juhuyāt: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: hu (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• agnau: in the fire
• agnau: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: agni (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन

• eṣā: this
• eṣā: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• tu: but
• tu: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-अव्यय (but/indeed)

• trividhā: threefold
• trividhā: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tri (संख्या) + vidha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; द्विगु-समासः (त्रयः विधाः यस्याः)

• gatiḥ: procedure/way
• gatiḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gati (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa māhātmya narration style)

Characters & Entities

• Agni

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Śrāddha integrates multiple sacred channels—water, household order, and fire—so the offering reaches its ordained destination.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where piṇḍadāna and śrāddha methods are preserved as part of the site’s greatness.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer three piṇḍas in three ways: float one in water, offer one to the wife, and consign one into the fire as an oblation.