Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 27

Devanagari script

यस्तु पुष्पगृहं कुर्यान्नरः शुद्धाशयो भवेत् । पुष्पकेण विमानेन दिवि संक्रीडते चिरम्

Transliteration

yastu puṣpagṛhaṃ kuryānnaraḥ śuddhāśayo bhavet | puṣpakeṇa vimānena divi saṃkrīḍate ciram

Translation

Wer jedoch ein Blumenhaus (einen Blumepavillon für die Verehrung) errichtet, wird rein in seiner Gesinnung; und im Himmel erfreut er sich lange im himmlischen Luftwagen namens „Puṣpaka“.

Word by Word

• यः: who (he who)
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन; सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)

• तु: indeed/but
• तु: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/अन्वयबोधक-निपात (particle: but/indeed)

• पुष्पगृहम्: a flower-house
• पुष्पगृहम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प + गृह (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (पुष्पाणां गृहं)

• कुर्यात्: should make
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• नरः: a man
• नरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• शुद्धाशयः: pure-minded
• शुद्धाशयः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शुद्ध + आशय (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (शुद्धः आशयः यस्य)

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• पुष्पकेण: named Puṣpaka
• पुष्पकेण: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुष्पक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन; विशेषण (विमानेन)

• विमानेन: by an aerial car
• विमानेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: विमान (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/करण), एकवचन

• दिवि: in heaven
• दिवि: Adhikarana (Locus/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दिव् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन

• संक्रीडते: sports/enjoys
• संक्रीडते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + क्रीड् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• चिरम्: for a long time
• चिरम्: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: चिरम् (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) speaking to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara Khaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A flower-house pavilion with pillars wrapped in garlands; devotees arrange blossoms into arches; above, a luminous Puṣpaka-like vimāna appears as a visionary reward.

Characters & Entities

• Puṣpaka Vimāna

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Creating beauty and sanctity for worship purifies the heart and yields exalted rewards.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No distinct tīrtha is referenced; the teaching is about devotional construction as a meritorious act.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Constructing a puṣpa-gṛha (floral pavilion/structure) for worship or festival service.