Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 69

Devanagari script

ततश्चंपकजपाकरवीरकर्णककेसरकोकनदादिभिः पूजां कुर्यात्

Transliteration

tataścaṃpakajapākaravīrakarṇakakesarakokanadādibhiḥ pūjāṃ kuryāt

Translation

Dann soll man die Verehrung mit Blumen wie campaka, japā, karavīra, karṇikā, keśara, kokanada und anderen darbringen.

Word by Word

• ततः: thereafter
• ततः: Adhikarana (Context/Time)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्यय (indeclinable adverb); अर्थे—अनन्तरम् (thereafter)

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चयार्थक-निपात (conjunction)

• चंपक: champaka flower
• चंपक: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caṃpaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रातिपदिक (flower-name); समासाङ्ग (compound member)

• जपा: japā/hibiscus
• जपा: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: japā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रातिपदिक (hibiscus); समासाङ्ग

• करवीर: karavīra (oleander)
• करवीर: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karavīra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रातिपदिक (oleander); समासाङ्ग

• कर्णक: karṇaka flower
• कर्णक: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karṇaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; प्रातिपदिक (flower-name); समासाङ्ग

• केसर: kesara (pollen/saffron)
• केसर: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kesara (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रातिपदिक (pollen/saffron); समासाङ्ग

• कोकनद: kokanada (red lotus)
• कोकनद: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kokanada (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; प्रातिपदिक (red lotus); समासाङ्ग

• आदिभिः: and the like; with etc. (flowers)
• आदिभिः: Karana (Instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; ‘आदि’ = etc., with (instrumental plural)

• पूजाम्: worship
• पूजाम्: Karma (Object)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd/द्वितीया), एकवचन

• कुर्यात्: should perform
• कुर्यात्: Kriya (Action)
• Type: Verb
• Root: kṛ (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A worshipper arranges a garlanded tray of fragrant blossoms—campaka, hibiscus (japā), oleander (karavīra), saffron-like keśara, and lotus (kokanada)—before a sanctified altar, hands poised in offering.

Characters & Entities

• Sūrya

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Nature’s beauty becomes a vehicle of devotion; offering flowers disciplines the senses into reverent, dharmic worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No site is named; the verse lists materials for worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform puṣpa-pūjā using specified flowers (campaka, japā, karavīra, kokanada, etc.).