Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

सदा स भोगी भवति रूपवाञ्जनपूजितः । पूजयेन्मालतीपुष्पैः शतपत्रैः सुगन्धिभिः

Transliteration

sadā sa bhogī bhavati rūpavāñjanapūjitaḥ | pūjayenmālatīpuṣpaiḥ śatapatraiḥ sugandhibhiḥ

Translation

ويصيرُ على الدوام مُنَعَّمًا بالرخاء واللذّات، حسنَ الهيئة مكرَّمًا بين الناس، إذا عبدَ بتقديم أزهار المالاتي وبالزهور العطرة ذات المئة بتلة (كاللوتس/الورد).

Word by Word

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshaṇa (Temporal modifier)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb of time: “always”)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

• भोगी: an enjoyer, prosperous
• भोगी: Karta (Subject complement)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भोगिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; गुण/स्वभाववाचक (one who enjoys)

• भवति: becomes
• भवति: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• रूपवान्: handsome
• रूपवान्: Karta (Subject complement - qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूपवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; भोगी इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषण

• जनपूजितः: honored by people
• जनपूजितः: Karta (Subject complement - qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जन (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजित (कृदन्त; पूज् धातु, क्त)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तृतीया/षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषार्थः (जनैः/जनस्य पूजितः); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Predicate)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: लोट् (imperative/benedictive), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• मालतीपुष्पैः: with mālatī flowers
• मालतीपुष्पैः: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मालती (प्रातिपदिक) + पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मालत्याः पुष्पाणि)

• शतपत्रैः: with hundred-petalled (lotuses/flowers)
• शतपत्रैः: Karaṇa (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शतपत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषप्रायः (शतं पत्राणि यस्य/शतपत्रम् = lotus/rose)

• सुगन्धिभिः: fragrant
• सुगन्धिभिः: Karaṇa (Instrument - qualifier)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुगन्धिन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; पुष्पैः/शतपत्रैः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषण

Speaker

Sūta (deduced: Prabhāsa-khaṇḍa narration style)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Dvārakā

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee offers mālatī garlands and fragrant hundred-petalled blossoms at a sanctum where Rukmiṇī is honored; the air is thick with perfume and lamp-glow, attendants arrange flowers in silver trays.

Characters & Entities

• Rukmiṇī (implied)
• Kṛṣṇa (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Pure devotional offerings, even simple flowers, are praised as producing auspiciousness and social honor.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, through the glorification of worship practices offered to Rukmiṇī (and Kṛṣṇa by context).

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā using mālatī (jasmine) flowers and fragrant śatapatra (hundred-petalled) flowers.