Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 6

Devanagari script

पुष्पमेकं तु यो दद्यात्तस्य लिंगस्य चोपरि । सुखसौभाग्यसंपन्नः स सदा रूपवान्भवेत्

Transliteration

puṣpamekaṃ tu yo dadyāttasya liṃgasya copari | sukhasaubhāgyasaṃpannaḥ sa sadā rūpavānbhavet

Translation

Wer auch nur eine einzige Blume auf jenen Liṅga darbringt, wird mit Glück und guter Fügung erfüllt und bleibt stets von schöner Gestalt.

Word by Word

• पुष्पम्: a flower
• पुष्पम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd), एकवचन

• एकम्: one
• एकम्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति (2nd), एकवचन; विशेषण (पुष्पम्)

• तु: but/indeed
• तु: Sambandha/Emphasis (निपातार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु (अव्यय)
• Form: विरोध/विशेषार्थक निपात (particle)

• यः: who (whoever)
• यः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st), एकवचन

• दद्यात्: should give/offers
• दद्यात्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

• तस्य: of that
• तस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th), एकवचन

• लिङ्गस्य: of the liṅga
• लिङ्गस्य: Shashthi-Sambandha (Genitive relation/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: लिङ्ग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th), एकवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Connector/समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)

• उपरि: upon/on
• उपरि: Adhikarana (Locative sense/अधिकरणार्थ)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उपरि (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक-अव्यय (adverb/postposition)

• सुखसौभाग्यसंपन्नः: endowed with happiness and good fortune
• सुखसौभाग्यसंपन्नः: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सुख + सौभाग्य + संपन्न (प्रातिपदिक; सम् + पद् (धातु) → संपन्न)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (सः)

• सः: he
• सः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st), एकवचन

• सदा: always
• सदा: Kriya-visheshana (Temporal/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)

• रूपवान्: handsome; possessing beauty
• रूपवान्: Visheshana (Adjectival modifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रूपवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (सः)

• भवेत्: would become
• भवेत्: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (Īśvara)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Anileśvara (Prabhāsa-kṣetra)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī (Pārvatī)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee places a single fresh flower atop the liṅga; the shrine glows; the devotee is shown radiant, prosperous, and serene—symbolizing sukha, saubhāgya, and beauty.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Liṅga
• Prabhāsa-kṣetra
• Anileśvara (context)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Even a small, sincere act of devotion (a single flower) offered to Śiva yields auspicious fruits, highlighting bhakti’s power.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsa-kṣetra, specifically the liṅga praised in the Anileśvara-related passage.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Puṣpārcana—offering one flower upon the Śiva-liṅga.