Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 47

Devanagari script

वृंताकं मूलकं श्वेतं रक्तं येऽश्नंति गृंजनम् । तेन पापेन लिप्यामि यद्यहं नागमे पुनः

Transliteration

vṛṃtākaṃ mūlakaṃ śvetaṃ raktaṃ ye'śnaṃti gṛṃjanam | tena pāpena lipyāmi yadyahaṃ nāgame punaḥ

Translation

Kung hindi na ako muling pumarito, nawa’y madungisan ako ng kasalanan ng mga kumakain ng talong, labanos, at ng puti at pulang gṛñjana—sa kasalanang iyon mismo nawa’y mahawa ako.

Word by Word

• वृन्ताकम्: eggplant
• वृन्ताकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वृन्ताक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• मूलकम्: radish
• मूलकम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मूलक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• श्वेतम्: white
• श्वेतम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्वेत (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

• रक्तम्: red
• रक्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन; विशेषण

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

• अश्नन्ति: eat
• अश्नन्ति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: अश् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन; परस्मैपद; सन्धि-विच्छेदः: ये + अश्नन्ति

• गृञ्जनम्: a pungent vegetable (gṛñjana)
• गृञ्जनम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृञ्जन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• तेन: by that
• तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• पापेन: by (that) sin
• पापेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पाप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन

• लिप्यामि: I become tainted
• लिप्यामि: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लिप् (धातु)
• Form: लट्, उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद

• यदि: if
• यदि: Sambandha (Condition marker)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि (अव्यय)
• Form: शर्तबोधक-अव्यय

• अहम्: I
• अहम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अहम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेध-अव्यय

• आगमे: I return
• आगमे: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-गम् (धातु)
• Form: लुङ् (Aorist), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद; सन्धि-विच्छेदः: न + आगमे

• पुनः: again
• पुनः: Kriya-vishesana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः (अव्यय)
• Form: पुनरावृत्तिबोधक-अव्यय (adverb)

Speaker

Unspecified (contextual vow/utterance within Arbuda Khaṇḍa narration; likely a pilgrim or narrator-voice within the māhātmya)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: (Implied) a hearer within the Purāṇic frame (often Bhīṣma/Yudhiṣṭhira-type in tīrtha narratives; not explicit in these verses)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pilgrim-woman utters a solemn oath at a sacred place, invoking self-curse if she fails to return; the atmosphere is austere, vow-centered, with the tīrtha as witness.

Characters & Entities

• Arbuda (Mount Abu region)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

The tīrtha-mahātmya frames purity as holistic—conduct and diet are regulated, and the vow of return is reinforced with strong moral comparisons.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Arbuda-kṣetra is the implied pilgrimage site whose sanctity is protected through such niyamas.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Dietary restraint is implied: avoidance (as a niyama) of certain vegetables/foods while observing the tīrtha-related discipline.