Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

संपूज्य श्रद्धया भक्त्या निःश्रेयसवनोद्भवैः । कुसुमैर्विविधैर्दिव्यैस्तुलस्या तद्वनोत्थया

Transliteration

saṃpūjya śraddhayā bhaktyā niḥśreyasavanodbhavaiḥ | kusumairvividhairdivyaistulasyā tadvanotthayā

Translation

وبعد أن عبدوا بخشوعٍ وإيمانٍ وبهاكتي، قدّموا أنواعًا كثيرة من الأزهار السماوية التي نبتت من «غابة نِهْشْرَيَسَ» (غابة الخلاص)، ومعها التولسي التي خرجت من ذلك البستان نفسه.

Word by Word

• संपूज्य: having duly worshipped
• संपूज्य: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्+पूज् (धातु)
• Form: क्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund); अव्ययभाव; 'having worshipped'

• श्रद्धया: with faith
• श्रद्धया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रद्धा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• निःश्रेयसवनोद्भवैः: with (things) arisen from the Niḥśreyasa-grove
• निःश्रेयसवनोद्भवैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निःश्रेयस + वन + उद्भव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (कुसुमैः इत्यादि); समासः (वनोद्भव = वने उद्भवः; निःश्रेयसवन = निःश्रेयसस्य वनम्)

• कुसुमैः: with flowers
• कुसुमैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुसुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• विविधैः: various
• विविधैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विविध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (कुसुमैः)

• दिव्यैः: divine
• दिव्यैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दिव्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (कुसुमैः)

• तुलस्याः: of tulasī
• तुलस्याः: Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तुलसी (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• तत्: of that
• तत्: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (वनस्य)

• वनोत्थया: arisen from the grove
• वनोत्थया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वन + उत्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्गे तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषणम् (तुलस्या); समासः (वने उत्था)

Speaker

Deductive (Dvārakā-māhātmya narrative voice; traditionally Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Niḥśreyasa-vana

Type: kund

Visual Art Cues

Scene: In a luminous grove called Niḥśreyasa-vana, Viṣṇu’s attendants perform heartfelt worship, offering celestial flowers and fresh tulasī sprigs gathered from the same sacred woodland.

Characters & Entities

• Tulasī
• Dvārakā
• Niḥśreyasa-vana

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Faith-filled worship using pure, sacred offerings—especially tulasī—symbolizes surrender and leads toward niḥśreyasa (the highest good).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Dvārakā, including its sanctified grove (Niḥśreyasa-vana) associated with spiritual liberation.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Pūjā with diverse flowers and tulasī, explicitly offered with śraddhā (faith) and bhakti (devotion).