Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 37

Devanagari script

गृहीत्वा करवीराणि ताम्रे संस्थाप्य भाजने । तिलतंदुलसंयुक्तं कुशगन्धोदकेन तु

Transliteration

gṛhītvā karavīrāṇi tāmre saṃsthāpya bhājane | tilataṃdulasaṃyuktaṃ kuśagandhodakena tu

Translation

取karavīra（夹竹桃）之花，安置于铜器之中；并与芝麻与米同备，又以具kuśa草香之水调和。

Word by Word

• गृहीत्वा: having taken
• गृहीत्वा: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया (prior action), अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः

• करवीराणि: oleander flowers/leaves
• करवीराणि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करवीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative), बहुवचन

• ताम्रे: in a copper (vessel)
• ताम्रे: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ताम्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• संस्थाप्य: having placed
• संस्थाप्य: Kriya (पूर्वक्रिया/अनुक्रम)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्था (धातु) + सम् (उपसर्ग)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), पूर्वकालिक क्रिया, causative sense not marked; ‘having placed/installed’

• भाजने: in a vessel
• भाजने: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भाजन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative), एकवचन

• तिलतण्डुलसंयुक्तम्: mixed with sesame and rice-grains
• तिलतण्डुलसंयुक्तम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तिल (प्रातिपदिक) + तण्डुल (प्रातिपदिक) + संयुक्त (कृदन्त, √युज्)
• Form: समासः: तिल-तण्डुल (द्वन्द्व/समाहार-भावे) + संयुक्तम्; नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम् (arghya/pātra-ādi)

• कुशगन्धोदकेन: with water scented with kuśa
• कुशगन्धोदकेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुश (प्रातिपदिक) + गन्ध (प्रातिपदिक) + उदक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: समासः: कुशस्य गन्धः यस्मिन् तत् (कुश-गन्ध-उदक); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental), एकवचन

• तु: indeed/and
• तु: Sambandha (Discourse particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), अवधान/विरोधार्थक-समुच्चय

Speaker

Unknown (narrative voice within Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya; speaker not explicit in snippet)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa (arghya preparation within the kṣetra)

Type: ghat

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Unspecified

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Close view of ritual preparation: oleander blossoms gathered and arranged in a shining copper vessel; sesame and rice are added; kuśa blades scent the water, indicating careful, traditional arghya-making.

Characters & Entities

• Kuśa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion is expressed through careful preparation—specific pure substances are gathered to make the offering worthy of the deity.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa Kṣetra, where the text details the proper materials for sacred offerings.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Preparing an offering vessel with karavīra flowers in a copper container, adding sesame and rice, and using kuśa-scented water.