Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 25

Devanagari script

पुष्पेण हेमकर्णस्य प्रबद्धेन द्विसंगुणम् । फलमाप्नोति पुरुषः सत्यसंधश्च जायते

Transliteration

puṣpeṇa hemakarṇasya prabaddhena dvisaṃguṇam | phalamāpnoti puruṣaḥ satyasaṃdhaśca jāyate

Translation

En offrant à Hemakarṇa une fleur harmonieusement disposée, l’homme obtient un fruit doublé et devient ferme dans la vérité.

Word by Word

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

• हेमकर्णस्य: of Hemakarṇa
• हेमकर्णस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेम + कर्ण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (हेमस्य कर्णः)

• प्रबद्धेन: tied/fastened
• प्रबद्धेन: Visheshana (Qualifier/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + बन्ध् (धातु) → प्रबद्ध (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: भूतकृदन्त (क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग/पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; विशेषण (पुष्पेण)

• द्विसंगुणम्: twice as much (double)
• द्विसंगुणम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि + संगुण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (द्विः संगुणम् = twice-fold)

• फलम्: fruit/result
• फलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन

• आप्नोति: attains
• आप्नोति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (वर्तमान), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• पुरुषः: a man/person
• पुरुषः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुरुष (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन

• सत्यसंधः: true to his vow
• सत्यसंधः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सत्य + संध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सत्ये संधः/सत्यसंधः = सत्यप्रतिज्ञ)

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

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

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta) speaking to the sages (deduced from Māheśvara Khaṇḍa context)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Hemakarṇa (Hemakarṇeśvara)

Type: kshetra

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee offers a single, carefully arranged flower at a Śiva-liṅga identified as Hemakarṇa; the atmosphere is orderly and reverent, with the devotee’s face calm, suggesting truthfulness and resolve.

Characters & Entities

• Hemakarṇa

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Careful, sincere worship magnifies spiritual results and cultivates inner virtues like satya (truthfulness).

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

A specific tīrtha is not stated in this verse; the emphasis is on devotion to Hemakarṇa and the fruit of worship.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Offering a properly arranged flower (puṣpa) in worship to Hemakarṇa.