Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 127

Devanagari script

करोति मृद्भागचयमुपदेशः स योगिनः । पशुपक्षिमनुष्याद्यैः पत्रपुष्पफलान्वितम्

Transliteration

karoti mṛdbhāgacayamupadeśaḥ sa yoginaḥ | paśupakṣimanuṣyādyaiḥ patrapuṣpaphalānvitam

Translation

Par l’enseignement du yogin, se forme un amas de parcelles de terre—pourvu de feuilles, de fleurs et de fruits—et il devient une offrande destinée à des êtres tels que les animaux, les oiseaux et les humains.

Word by Word

• karoti: makes, does
• karoti: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √kṛ (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• mṛt-bhāga-cayam: a heap/collection of clods (of earth)
• mṛt-bhāga-cayam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mṛt (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक) + caya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (mṛtaḥ bhāgāḥ; teṣāṃ cayaḥ)

• upadeśaḥ: instruction, teaching
• upadeśaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: upadeśa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• saḥ: that, he/it
• saḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• yoginaḥ: of the yogin
• yoginaḥ: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yogin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• paśu-pakṣi-manuṣya-ādyaiḥ: by animals, birds, humans, etc.
• paśu-pakṣi-manuṣya-ādyaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: paśu (प्रातिपदिक) + pakṣi (प्रातिपदिक) + manuṣya (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन; द्वन्द्व-समासः (paśavaḥ pakṣiṇaḥ manuṣyāḥ ādayaḥ)

• patra-puṣpa-phala-anvitam: endowed with leaves, flowers, and fruits
• patra-puṣpa-phala-anvitam: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: patra (प्रातिपदिक) + puṣpa (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + anvita (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषण (mṛt-bhāga-cayam); तत्पुरुषः (patra-puṣpa-phalaiḥ anvitaḥ)

Speaker

Lomaharṣaṇa (Sūta), narrating to the sages (deduced from Māheśvarakhaṇḍa context)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A yogin instructs disciples to shape earthen portions into a mound that miraculously becomes a fruiting, flowering tree-like offering, with animals, birds, and humans gathering peacefully to receive it.

Characters & Entities

• yogin

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Yogic accomplishment is portrayed as arising from guided discipline, where even material forms are shaped and offered for the welfare of living beings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on yogic practice and instruction within the Kaumārikākhaṇḍa narrative.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

An instructive act of preparing an earthen heap endowed with leaves, flowers, and fruits as a beneficent offering for creatures is implied, though no formal vrata is specified.