Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 86

Devanagari script

जंबूजंबीरनारिंगैरक्षोटैः पनसैस्तथा । जीरकैः कटुखण्डैश्च गुडेन लवणेन च

Transliteration

jaṃbūjaṃbīranāriṃgairakṣoṭaiḥ panasaistathā | jīrakaiḥ kaṭukhaṇḍaiśca guḍena lavaṇena ca

Translation

جامن (جمبو) کے پھلوں کے ساتھ، چترون اور سنگترے کے ساتھ، اخروٹ اور کٹھل کے ساتھ؛ نیز زیرہ، تیز مصالحے، گڑ اور نمک کے ساتھ بھی—پوجا کو آراستہ کرے۔

Word by Word

• जम्बू-जम्बीर-नारिङ्गैः: with jambu, citron, and orange
• जम्बू-जम्बीर-नारिङ्गैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जम्बू (प्रातिपदिक) + जम्बीर (प्रातिपदिक) + नारिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; समाहार-द्वन्द्वः (instrumental plural)

• अक्षोटैः: with walnuts
• अक्षोटैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अक्षोट (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• पनसैः: with jackfruits
• पनसैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पनस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अव्यय-प्रकारः—समुच्चय/उपपद (also/likewise)

• जीरकैः: with cumin
• जीरकैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जीरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन

• कटु-खण्डैः: with pungent pieces/chunks
• कटु-खण्डैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कटु (प्रातिपदिक) + खण्ड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (कटवः खण्डाः)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

• गुडेन: with jaggery
• गुडेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुड (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• लवणेन: with salt
• लवणेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लवण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक (conjunction)

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Brass plates and leaf bowls filled with fruits and small heaps of spices: cumin seeds, pungent mixtures, jaggery lumps, and salt; attendants carefully portioning items for offering.

Characters & Entities

• Sāvitrī
• Brahmā

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Ritual devotion includes careful completeness—offering a balanced set of auspicious items reflects disciplined dharma.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, in the context of its vrata and worship prescriptions.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Providing a detailed array of offerings including fruits, spices, jaggery, and salt for the rite.