Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 19

Devanagari script

चंपकाशोक कह्लारैः करवीरैस्तथा मम । पूजेष्टा द्विजशार्दूल ये चान्ये वहुगंधिनः । एतैर्हि पूजितो नित्यं शीघ्रं तुष्टिं प्रयाम्यहम्

Transliteration

caṃpakāśoka kahlāraiḥ karavīraistathā mama | pūjeṣṭā dvijaśārdūla ye cānye vahugaṃdhinaḥ | etairhi pūjito nityaṃ śīghraṃ tuṣṭiṃ prayāmyaham

Translation

Mit Campaka, Aśoka, Kahlāra und Karavīra—diese sind Mir im Gottesdienst lieb, o Tiger unter den Zweimalgeborenen; ebenso andere stark duftende Blumen. Wenn man Mich täglich damit verehrt, werde Ich rasch zufrieden.

Word by Word

• caṃpaka: champaka
• caṃpaka: Sambandha (List item/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: caṃpaka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समास/समुच्चय-पूर्वपद)

• aśoka: aśoka
• aśoka: Sambandha (List item/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: aśoka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रातिपदिक (समुच्चय-पूर्वपद)

• kahlāraiḥ: with kahlāra flowers
• kahlāraiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kahlāra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

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

• tathā: likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), समुच्चय/तुल्यत्व (likewise/also)

• mama: my
• mama: Sambandha (Possessor/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• pūjeṣṭāḥ: preferred for worship
• pūjeṣṭāḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pūj (धातु) + iṣṭa (कृत्; kta/िष्ठ)
• Form: कृदन्त (इष्ट/क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (desired/pleasing for worship)

• dvijaśārdūla: O tiger among Brahmins
• dvijaśārdūla: Sambodhana (Address/सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: dvija (प्रातिपदिक) + śārdūla (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारय (dvijaḥ śārdūla iva)

• ye: which / those that
• ye: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सम्बन्धे (relative pronoun)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• anye: other
• anye: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: anya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण

• bahugaṃdhinaḥ: fragrant (having much scent)
• bahugaṃdhinaḥ: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: bahu (प्रातिपदिक) + gandhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुष-भाव (bahuḥ gandhaḥ yeṣām / bahu-gandha-yuktāḥ)

• etaiḥ: with these
• etaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: etad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, बहुवचन

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (particle), हेत्वर्थ/निश्चय (indeed/for)

• pūjitaḥ: (I am) worshipped
• pūjitaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pūj (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: कृदन्त (भूतकर्मणि/क्त), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोगे विधेय (past passive participle)

• nityam: always
• nityam: Adhikarana (Time/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (अव्ययभावे)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), नित्यत्व (always)

• śīghram: quickly
• śīghram: Sambandha (Adverbial/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: śīghra (अव्ययभावे)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb), शीघ्रत्व (quickly)

• tuṣṭim: satisfaction
• tuṣṭim: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tuṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन

• prayāmi: I attain / I reach
• prayāmi: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: pra + yā (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), उत्तमपुरुष (1st person), एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• aham: I
• aham: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: asmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Śiva (Bhagavān)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Prabhāsakṣetra (Somnātha/Prabhāsa)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: Brāhmaṇa (dvija-śārdūla)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene Śiva-liṅga in Prabhāsa adorned with garlands of campaka and aśoka blossoms; lotus-like kahlāra flowers and karavīra blooms arranged in ritual symmetry; a learned brāhmaṇa offers flowers with folded hands as the deity’s presence is felt as luminous calm.

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Campaka
• Aśoka
• Kahlāra
• Karavīra
• Dvija (brāhmaṇa devotee)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Consistent daily worship with pure, fragrant offerings is praised as a direct path to divine grace.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Prabhāsakṣetra, where the Lord specifies preferred offerings for worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Perform daily worship using campaka, aśoka, kahlāra, karavīra, and other fragrant flowers.