Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 7

Devanagari script

बकपुष्पैस्तथान्यैश्च केदारोत्थैः समाहृतैः । कोमलैरपरैः पुष्पैर्वृतिवल्लीसमुद्भवैः

Transliteration

bakapuṣpaistathānyaiśca kedārotthaiḥ samāhṛtaiḥ | komalairaparaiḥ puṣpairvṛtivallīsamudbhavaiḥ

Translation

وبأزهار البَكَا وغيرها مما جُمِع من الحقول، وبأزهارٍ رقيقةٍ نبتت من الكروم الزاحفة، قدّمتُ هناك العبادة.

Word by Word

• बकपुष्पैः: with bakā-flowers
• बकपुष्पैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: बक + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• तथा: also/likewise
• तथा: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (प्रकारवाचक/adverb)

• अन्यैः: with other (flowers)
• अन्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (समुच्चयबोधक conjunction)

• केदारोत्थैः: field-grown
• केदारोत्थैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: केदार + उत्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (arisen from fields)

• समाहृतैः: collected
• समाहृतैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम् + आ + हृ (धातु) → समाहृत (कृदन्त, क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (collected)

• कोमलैः: tender/soft
• कोमलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कोमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• अपरैः: other
• अपरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अपर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (other/additional)

• पुष्पैः: with flowers
• पुष्पैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन

• वृतिवल्लीसमुद्भवैः: born from hedge-creepers
• वृतिवल्लीसमुद्भवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृति + वल्ली + समुद्भव (प्रातिपदिक; सम्+उद्+भू)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; विशेषण (sprung from hedge-creepers)

Speaker

Kūrma

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Jāgeśvara (liṅga)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: A King (nṛpa)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A young worshipper gathers bakā flowers and other field blossoms, along with delicate vine-born flowers, arranging them into garlands and offerings before the liṅga.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva (implied by ongoing liṅga worship)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Natural, lovingly gathered offerings—however simple—become sacred when offered with devotion.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named; the setting is a locally made Śiva shrine with liṅga worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Puṣpa-pūjā (worship with flowers) using available local blossoms is indicated.