Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 74

Devanagari script

मय तीर्थं समासाद्य कृत्वा च करयोः कुशान् । फलमेकं गृहीत्वा तु मन्त्रेणार्घ्यं प्रदापयेत्

Transliteration

maya tīrthaṃ samāsādya kṛtvā ca karayoḥ kuśān | phalamekaṃ gṛhītvā tu mantreṇārghyaṃ pradāpayet

Translation

مایا تیرتھ پر پہنچ کر، دونوں ہاتھوں میں کُشا رکھے، ایک پھل لے کر، مقررہ منتر کے ساتھ اَرگھْیَ (آبِ تعظیم) پیش کرے۔

Word by Word

• मय: here/near me
• मय: Deśa/Adhikaraṇa (Locative sense)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मय (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निर्देशार्थ/सम्बोधन-प्रयोगः (here: 'at/near me' in mantraic usage)

• तीर्थम्: sacred ford, pilgrimage place
• तीर्थम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तीर्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• समासाद्य: having approached
• समासाद्य: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सम्+आ+सद् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive); धातु: सम्+आ+सद् (to approach/reach)

• कृत्वा: having placed/made
• कृत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive); धातु: कृ (to do/make)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक-निपात

• करयोः: in (his) two hands
• करयोः: Adhikaraṇa (Location)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी/सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Genitive/Locative), द्विवचन; अर्थतः सप्तमी (in the two hands)

• कुशान्: kuśa grass blades
• कुशान्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुश (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• फलम्: fruit
• फलम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• एकम्: one
• एकम्: Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (of phalam)

• गृहीत्वा: having taken
• गृहीत्वा: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Prior action)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive); धातु: ग्रह् (to take)

• तु: then/indeed
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (but/indeed)

• मन्त्रेण: with a mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• अर्घ्यम्: arghya offering (water offering)
• अर्घ्यम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• प्रदापयेत्: should offer/present
• प्रदापयेत्: Kriyā (Verb)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र+दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिच्-प्रयोग (causative: 'cause to be given/offer')

Speaker

Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Mayatīrtha

Type: kund

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Śaunaka and sages (frame, implied)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close-up ritual moment: hands with kuśa grass, a single fruit in the palm, water poured as arghya toward the tīrtha or deity-direction; the scene emphasizes purity and mantra concentration.

Characters & Entities

• Mayatīrtha
• Kuśa (grass)
• Arghya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred places are approached through simple, rule-bound acts of honor—purity, mantra, and humble offerings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Mayatīrtha (connected with Mayasya-saras) in the Dvārakā region.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Approach the tīrtha, hold kuśa in both hands, take one fruit, and offer arghya with mantra.