Skanda Purana — Brahma Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

ततश्च बिल्वमंदारकह्लारसरसीरुहम् । धत्तूरकं कर्णिकारं शणपुष्पं च मल्लिकाम्

Transliteration

tataśca bilvamaṃdārakahlārasarasīruham | dhattūrakaṃ karṇikāraṃ śaṇapuṣpaṃ ca mallikām

Translation

ثم بعد ذلك تُقدَّم أوراقُ البِلفا، وأزهارُ المندارا، وزهرُ الكهلارا ولوتسُ البركة، وكذلك الدهتّورا والكرنيكارا وزهورُ الشَّنَة والمَلِّكا (الياسمين).

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ततः (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (क्रियाविशेषणम्): ‘then/thereafter’

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक/conjunction): ‘and’

• बिल्वम्: bilva (wood-apple)
• बिल्वम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिल्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative Singular)

• मन्दार: mandāra flower
• मन्दार: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मन्दार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative Singular; list-item)

• कह्लार: kahlāra (water-lily)
• कह्लार: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कह्लार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative Singular; list-item)

• सरसीरुहम्: lotus/water-flower
• सरसीरुहम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सरस् (प्रातिपदिक) + ईरुह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सरसि ईरुहः = ‘lake-born’, i.e., lotus/water-flower)

• धत्तूरकम्: dhattūra (thorn-apple)
• धत्तूरकम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धत्तूरक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative Singular)

• कर्णिकारम्: karṇikāra flower
• कर्णिकारम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्णिकार (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative Singular)

• शणपुष्पम्: śaṇa flower
• शणपुष्पम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शण (प्रातिपदिक) + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (शणस्य पुष्पम् = ‘hemp-flower’)

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक): ‘and’

• मल्लिकाम्: jasmine (mallikā)
• मल्लिकाम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मल्लिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन (Accusative Singular)

Speaker

Unspecified (instructional narration within Brahmottarakhaṇḍa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pūjā tray brimming with bilva leaves and a variety of blossoms—mandāra, lotus, kahlāra—alongside dhattūra and jasmine, being offered at a shrine.

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion is expressed through thoughtful, traditional offerings—natural items become sacred when offered with reverence.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

None is specified; the verse is a general prescription for worship offerings.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

A list of flowers/leaves suitable for offering in the pūjā sequence, including bilva and various blossoms.