Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 112

Devanagari script

मालतीकुसुमैः पूजा भवेत्सांनिध्यकारिका । मल्लिकायाश्च कुसुमैर्भोगवाञ्जायते नरः

Transliteration

mālatīkusumaiḥ pūjā bhavetsāṃnidhyakārikā | mallikāyāśca kusumairbhogavāñjāyate naraḥ

Translation

Verehrung mit Mālatī-Blüten bewirkt die erfahrbare Nähe der Gottheit. Durch das Darbringen von Mallikā-Blüten wird der Mensch mit Genüssen und Wohlstand gesegnet.

Word by Word

• मालतीकुसुमैः: with mālatī flowers
• मालतीकुसुमैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मालती (प्रातिपदिक) + कुसुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मालत्याः कुसुमैः)

• पूजा: worship
• पूजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• भवेत्: would become/is (said to be)
• भवेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• सांनिध्यकारिका: causing (divine) presence/near-attendance
• सांनिध्यकारिका: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्तृपूरक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सांनिध्य (प्रातिपदिक) + कारिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; समासः षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (सांनिध्यस्य कारिका)

• मल्लिकायाः: of jasmine (mallikā)
• मल्लिकायाः: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मल्लिका (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

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

• कुसुमैः: with flowers
• कुसुमैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुसुम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (करण), बहुवचन

• भोगवान्: enjoyment-possessing, prosperous
• भोगवान्: Karta (Subject-complement/कर्तृपूरक)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भोगवत् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; गुणवाचक-विशेषण

• जायते: becomes
• जायते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: जन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, आत्मनेपद

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

Speaker

Īśvara (Śiva)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Arka-sthala (Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Devī

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A worshipper offers fragrant mālatī and mallikā blossoms before a radiant Sūrya icon; the air is thick with jasmine scent, and a subtle aura suggests divine presence drawing near.

Characters & Entities

• Mālatī
• Mallikā
• Bhāskara (implied)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion expressed through fitting offerings draws divine proximity and supports worldly well-being.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The context remains Prabhāsa Kṣetra’s Sun-worship tradition, especially connected with Arkasthala.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer mālatī blossoms for divine presence; offer mallikā blossoms for bhoga (comforts/prosperity).