Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

एकेनापि प्रदत्तेन पुष्पेण द्विजसत्तम । भक्त्या शिरसि लिंगस्य लभ्यते याज्ञिकं फलम्

Transliteration

ekenāpi pradattena puṣpeṇa dvijasattama | bhaktyā śirasi liṃgasya labhyate yājñikaṃ phalam

Translation

O Bester der Zweimalgeborenen: Selbst wenn man nur eine einzige Blume in Hingabe auf das Haupt des Liṅga darbringt, erlangt man die Frucht, die durch Opferhandlungen gewonnen wird.

Word by Word

• एकेन: with one (single)
• एकेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying पुष्पेण)

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

• प्रदत्तेन: given, offered
• प्रदत्तेन: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + दा (धातु)
• Form: कृदन्त; क्त-प्रत्यय (past passive participle), तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्ग; विशेषण (given)

• पुष्पेण: with a flower
• पुष्पेण: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• द्विज-सत्तम: O best of the twice-born
• द्विज-सत्तम: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज (प्रातिपदिक) + सत्तम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), एकवचन

• भक्त्या: with devotion
• भक्त्या: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्ति (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन

• शिरसि: on the head
• शिरसि: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शिरस् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (7th/Locative), एकवचन

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

• लभ्यते: is obtained
• लभ्यते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: लभ् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive)

• याज्ञिकम्: ritual, sacrificial
• याज्ञिकम्: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: याज्ञिक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण (qualifying फलम्)

• फलम्: fruit, result
• फलम्: Karta (Subject in passive/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (1st/Nominative), एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (Bhagavān)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Somnātha-liṅga at Prabhāsa

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Dvija-sattama (best of twice-born)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A priestly devotee places a single fresh flower upon the top of a liṅga; the act radiates a subtle aura suggesting yajña-fire’s merit transmuted into devotional offering.

Characters & Entities

• Liṅga
• Dvija (brāhmaṇa devotee)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Sincere devotion in simple worship can yield the same merit as elaborate sacrificial rituals.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra (Prabhāsa), praised in the Prabhāsakṣetramāhātmya section.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering even a single flower to the Śiva-liṅga with devotion, especially upon its top (śiras).