Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 12

Devanagari script

सर्वोपकरणैर्दर्भैः सुमनोभिः पृथग्विधैः । अथ सा चिंतयामास गौतमी पुत्रदुःखिता

Transliteration

sarvopakaraṇairdarbhaiḥ sumanobhiḥ pṛthagvidhaiḥ | atha sā ciṃtayāmāsa gautamī putraduḥkhitā

Translation

Taglay ang lahat ng kailangang handog—damo ng kuśa at iba’t ibang uri ng bulaklak—si Gautamī, na pinahihirapan ng dalamhati dahil sa kawalan ng anak, ay nagsimulang magnilay nang malalim.

Word by Word

• सर्वोपकरणैः: with all requisites/implements
• सर्वोपकरणैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्व + उपकरण (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सर्वेषाम् उपकरणानाम्)

• दर्भैः: with darbha grasses
• दर्भैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दर्भ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• सुमनोभिः: with flowers
• सुमनोभिः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुमनस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• पृथग्विधैः: of various sorts
• पृथग्विधैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पृथक् + विध (प्रातिपदिके)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; ‘दर्भैः/सुमनोभिः’ इत्यादीनां विशेषण (of different kinds)

• अथ: then
• अथ: Sambandha (Discourse marker/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ (अव्यय)
• Form: अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (then/thereupon)

• सा: she
• सा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• चिन्तयामास: thought/reflected
• चिन्तयामास: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: चिन्त् (धातु)
• Form: लिट् (परिपूर्णभूत/Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद; परस्मैपदे ‘आमास’ परसर्गवत्-प्रयोगः (periphrastic perfect sense)

• गौतमी: Gautamī (name of the woman)
• गौतमी: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गौतमी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; नाम/विशेष-सम्बोधन (Gautamī)

• पुत्रदुःखिता: afflicted with sorrow about a son
• पुत्रदुःखिता: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुत्र + दुःखित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः (पुत्रेण दुःखिता = distressed because of (lack of) a son)

Speaker

Pulastya

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arbuda-kṣetra (contextual)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A king (nṛpasattama) within the frame narrative

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Gautamī, sorrowful and contemplative, arranges darbha and assorted flowers as ritual implements, her posture inward-turned, indicating a vow about to begin.

Characters & Entities

• Gautamī
• Nāga-tīrtha

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Inner longing is brought into a dharmic framework—preparing pure offerings and contemplation at a tīrtha is a step toward receiving grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Nāga-tīrtha at Arbuda, where worship materials and vows related to child-blessings are being prepared.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Use of ritual requisites like darbha (kuśa grass) and flowers—indicative of pūjā/saṅkalpa associated with tīrtha worship.