Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 87

Devanagari script

सिनीवालीति मन्त्रेण स्नापयेच्छंखवारिणा । यज्ञं यज्ञेति मन्त्रेण कषायैः परिरक्षयेत्

Transliteration

sinīvālīti mantreṇa snāpayecchaṃkhavāriṇā | yajñaṃ yajñeti mantreṇa kaṣāyaiḥ parirakṣayet

Translation

以“sinīvālī…”之真言，应以海螺所注之水为（太阳神）沐浴。以“yajñaṃ yajña…”之真言，应依法以涩味汤液（kaṣāya）护持祭仪/神圣之体。

Word by Word

• सिनीवाली: (the mantra) ‘Sinīvālī’
• सिनीवाली: Sambodhana/Name (सम्बोधन/नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सिनीवाली (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; मन्त्रनाम (mantra-name)

• इति: thus/‘called’
• इति: Discourse marker (उद्धरणचिह्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-समाप्तिसूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• मन्त्रेण: by/with the mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण (instrument)

• स्नापयेत्: should bathe (cause to be bathed)
• स्नापयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्ना (धातु) + णिच् (causative)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/विधिलिङ्ग-सदृश आदेश), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; णिजन्त (causative)

• शंखवारिणा: with conch-water
• शंखवारिणा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंख + वारि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (शंखस्य वारि)

• यज्ञम्: the sacrifice/rite
• यज्ञम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन; कर्म (object)

• यज्ञ: ‘yajña’
• यज्ञ: Sambodhana/Name (सम्बोधन/नाम)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यज्ञ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), एकवचन; मन्त्रपद (mantric word)

• इति: thus/‘called’
• इति: Discourse marker (उद्धरणचिह्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति (अव्यय)
• Form: उद्धरण-समाप्तिसूचक अव्यय (quotative particle)

• मन्त्रेण: by/with the mantra
• मन्त्रेण: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्त्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), एकवचन; करण

• कषायैः: with astringent decoctions
• कषायैः: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कषाय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; करण

• परिरक्षयेत्: should protect/guard
• परिरक्षयेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष् (धातु) + परि- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative/विधि), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra (Sūrya-rakṣā within abhiṣeka)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A priest pours water from a conch over the Sūrya icon; nearby, bowls of herbal astringent decoctions are used to mark protective lines or sprinkle around, as if guarding a yajña-space.

Characters & Entities

• Īśvara (Śiva)
• Sinīvālī
• Ravi (Sūrya)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sacred implements (like the conch) and mantra-guided actions are means to preserve sanctity and auspiciousness in worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where detailed, orthodox worship of Sūrya is taught.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Abhiṣeka with conch-poured water using ‘sinīvālī…’, and protective application using ‘yajñaṃ yajñe…’ with kaṣāya (decoctions).