Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 75

Devanagari script

संपूज्य श्रद्धया भक्त्या निःश्रेयसवनोद्भवैः । कुसुमैर्विविधैर्दिव्यैस्तुलस्या तद्वनोत्थया

Transliteration

saṃpūjya śraddhayā bhaktyā niḥśreyasavanodbhavaiḥ | kusumairvividhairdivyaistulasyā tadvanotthayā

Translation

Nachdem sie mit Glauben und Bhakti verehrt hatten, brachten sie viele Arten himmlischer Blumen dar, entsprossen dem Niḥśreyasa-vana, dem „Wald der Befreiung“, dazu Tulasi, die aus eben diesem Hain hervorgegangen war.

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).