Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 49

Devanagari script

ब्रध्नाब्जैरितरैर्वपि कमलैर्नात्र संशयः । एवं कुरु महाराज त्वमप्याप्स्यसि वांछितम्

Transliteration

bradhnābjairitarairvapi kamalairnātra saṃśayaḥ | evaṃ kuru mahārāja tvamapyāpsyasi vāṃchitam

Translation

بزهور اللوتس من نوع برَدْهنابْجا (bradhnābja)، أو بغيرها من اللوتس أيضًا—لا ريب في ذلك. فافعل هكذا، أيها الملك العظيم؛ وأنت كذلك ستنال ما تشتهي.

Word by Word

• ब्रध्नाब्जैः: with yellow lotuses
• ब्रध्नाब्जैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रध्न + अब्ज (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); बहुवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय: ब्रध्नानि अब्जानि (पीतानि कमलानि)

• इतरैः: with other (ones)
• इतरैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: इतर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); बहुवचन; विशेषण

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पबोधक-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also/even)

• कमलैः: with lotuses
• कमलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental); बहुवचन

• न: not
• न: Sambandha (Negation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: निषेधबोधक-अव्यय (negation)

• अत्र: here, in this matter
• अत्र: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अत्र (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (locative adverb)

• संशयः: doubt
• संशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: संशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• एवम्: thus, in this way
• एवम्: Sambandha (Manner/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (manner adverb)

• कुरु: do
• कुरु: Kriya (Command/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative); मध्यमपुरुष (2nd); एकवचन

• महाराज: O great king
• महाराज: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: महा + राजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; संबोधन (Vocative); एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारय: महान् राजा

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: मध्यमपुरुष-सर्वनाम; प्रथमा (1st/Nominative); एकवचन

• अपि: also
• अपि: Sambandha (Emphasis/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-कार (also)

• आप्स्यसि: you will obtain
• आप्स्यसि: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: लृट् (simple future); मध्यमपुरुष (2nd); एकवचन

• वाञ्छितम्: the desired (thing)
• वाञ्छितम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाञ्छित (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त); नपुंसकलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative); एकवचन; कर्मपद (object)

Speaker

Narrator/teacher (addressing a king)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Mahārāja (king) explicitly addressed

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A teacher-sage instructs a king: offering red-golden lotuses (bradhnābja) and other lotuses at a Śiva shrine; baskets of flowers, a calm royal listener, and a liṅga adorned with garlands.

Characters & Entities

• Mahārāja
• Lotus (Kamala)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere worship matters more than rare materials; even alternative offerings, when given with devotion, yield the intended spiritual fruit.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned in this verse.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer lotuses (including bradhnābja or other varieties) in worship; the king is instructed to follow this method to gain the desired result.