Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 89

Devanagari script

पत्रैःपुष्पैः फलैर्वापि जलैर्वा विमलैः सदा । करवीरैः पूज्यमानः शंकरो वरदो भवेत्

Transliteration

patraiḥpuṣpaiḥ phalairvāpi jalairvā vimalaiḥ sadā | karavīraiḥ pūjyamānaḥ śaṃkaro varado bhavet

Translation

Ob mit Blättern, Blumen, Früchten oder stets mit reinem Wasser: Wird Śaṅkara verehrt, besonders mit Karavīra-Blüten, so wird er zum Spender der Gaben.

Word by Word

• पत्रैः: with leaves
• पत्रैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पत्र (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• पुष्पैः: with flowers
• पुष्पैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• फलैः: with fruits
• फलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Alternative/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• अपि: also/even
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चय/अपि-निपात (also/even)

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Alternative/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• फलैर्वापि: or even with fruits
• फलैर्वापि: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फलैः + वा + अपि
• Form: पदसन्धि-समुच्चयः; फलैः (नपुंसक तृतीया बहुवचन) + विकल्प/निपातौ

• जलैः: with waters
• जलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: जल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Alternative/विकल्प)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्प-अव्यय (disjunctive particle)

• विमलैः: pure/clean
• विमलैः: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विमल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन; विशेषणम् (जलैः इत्यस्य)

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kala (Time/काल)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• करवीरैः: with karavīra flowers/leaves
• करवीरैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: करवीर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (करण), बहुवचन

• पूज्यमानः: being worshipped
• पूज्यमानः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √पूज् (धातु) + शानच् (कृदन्त)
• Form: वर्तमानकाले कर्मणि कृदन्त (शानच्), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘being worshipped’

• शंकरः: Śaṅkara
• शंकरः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शंकर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• वरदः: bestower of boons
• वरदः: Kriya (Predicate adjective/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वरद (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विधेय-विशेषणम् (शंकरस्य)

• भवेत्: would become/should be
• भवेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

Speaker

Narrator (Sūta/Lomaharṣaṇa tradition within Māheśvarakhaṇḍa)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee offers pure water, leaves, fruits, and bright karavīra blossoms to a Śiva-liṅga; Śaṅkara’s boon-giving aspect is suggested by a gentle radiance and an abhaya gesture.

Characters & Entities

• Śaṅkara
• karavīra (oleander)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere worship, even with simple offerings, is accepted; devotion transforms the act into a channel of grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Kedāra, where Śiva’s accessibility through straightforward pūjā is celebrated.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Śiva-pūjā with leaves/flowers/fruits/pure water, with special praise for offering karavīra flowers.