Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 122

Devanagari script

विशेषात्प्रार्थितं यच्च तच्च भविष्यति । अत्र पुष्पं फलं पूजा नैवेद्यं स्तवनक्रिया

Transliteration

viśeṣātprārthitaṃ yacca tacca bhaviṣyati | atra puṣpaṃ phalaṃ pūjā naivedyaṃ stavanakriyā

Translation

Whatever is prayed for here with special earnestness shall surely come to pass. Here, offerings of flowers and fruits, pūjā, naivedya (food oblations), and acts of praise are all especially efficacious.

Word by Word

• viśeṣāt: especially; in particular
• viśeṣāt: Adhikaraṇa (Context/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: viśeṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: तसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (Ablatival adverb): ‘विशेषात्’ = ‘विशेषेण/विशेषतः’ (especially)

• prārthitam: requested; prayed for
• prārthitam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-√arth (धातु) + prārthita (कृदन्त)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (Past passive participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; ‘prārthitam’ = ‘requested’

• yat: whatever (that which)
• yat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; सम्बन्धबोधक (relative)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• tat: that
• tat: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: सर्वनाम, नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन; तद्-प्रत्यय (correlative)

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक अव्यय (conjunction)

• bhaviṣyati: will be; will happen
• bhaviṣyati: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (Simple future), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• atra: here; in this rite/context
• atra: Adhikaraṇa (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: atra (अव्यय)
• Form: देशवाचक अव्यय (adverb of place)

• puṣpam: flower
• puṣpam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• phalam: fruit
• phalam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: phala (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• pūjā: worship
• pūjā: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pūjā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

• naivedyam: food offering (naivedya)
• naivedyam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: naivedya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन

• stavanakriyā: act of praise/recitation
• stavanakriyā: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: stavana (प्रातिपदिक) + kriyā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (stavanasyāḥ kriyā), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) addressing the sages (deduced)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Liṅga-kṣetra (as described in Kaumārikā-khaṇḍa, ch. 40 context)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A serene Śaiva shrine precinct: devotees approach the liṅga with flower garlands, fruits, and a naivedya tray; a singer recites stotra while lamps flicker; the atmosphere suggests ‘prārthanā-siddhi’ (prayers fulfilled).

Characters & Entities

• Śiva
• Liṅga

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

In a sanctified Śiva-kṣetra, sincere prayer joined with devotion-filled worship becomes swiftly fruitful.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The immediate liṅga-kṣetra being described in this adhyāya (unnamed in the verse) is praised as a wish-fulfilling sacred spot.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offer flowers, fruits, perform pūjā, present naivedya, and recite hymns (stavana) as devotional acts.