Skanda Purana — Nagara Khanda, Shloka 41

Devanagari script

मनुष्यदेवपितृषु पुष्पपूजा विधीयते । पुष्पैः संपूजितो येन हरिरेकः श्रिया सह

Transliteration

manuṣyadevapitṛṣu puṣpapūjā vidhīyate | puṣpaiḥ saṃpūjito yena harirekaḥ śriyā saha

Translation

L’offrande de fleurs est prescrite pour les humains, les dieux et les ancêtres. Celui qui vénère Hari, l’Unique, avec Śrī (Lakṣmī) au moyen de fleurs, honore ainsi tous les êtres.

Word by Word

• मनुष्यदेवपितृषु: among humans, gods, and ancestors
• मनुष्यदेवपितृषु: Adhikarana (Location/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनुष्य (प्रातिपदिक) + देव (प्रातिपदिक) + पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Masculine, Locative, Plural; द्वन्द्व-समास (मनुष्य-देव-पितरः)

• पुष्पपूजा: flower-worship
• पुष्पपूजा: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• विधीयते: is prescribed/ordained
• विधीयते: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √धा (धातु) (वि-उपसर्ग)
• Form: लट्-लकार (वर्तमान), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (passive), आत्मनेपद — Present, 3rd person, Singular; Passive

• पुष्पैः: with flowers
• पुष्पैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, बहुवचन — Neuter, Instrumental, Plural

• संपूजितः: worshipped
• संपूजितः: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-√पूज् (धातु) + क्त (कृदन्त-प्रत्यय)
• Form: भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (क्त-प्रत्यय), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Past passive participle, Masculine, Nominative, Singular; (विशेषणम्: हरिः)

• येन: by whom
• येन: Karana (Agent/Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Instrumental, Singular; सर्वनाम

• हरिः: Hari (Vishnu)
• हरिः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हरि (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एकः: one, alone
• एकः: Karta (Qualifier/कर्ता-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Masculine, Nominative, Singular; विशेषणम् (हरिः)

• श्रिया: with Shri (Lakshmi)
• श्रिया: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन — Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• सह: together with
• सह: Sahakari (Accompaniment/सहकारी)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह (अव्यय)
• Form: सह-अव्यय (postposition meaning 'with')

Speaker

Skanda (deduced from Nāgarakhaṇḍa–Māhātmya narrative convention)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Type: ghat

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A devotee offers white and fragrant flowers at a Viṣṇu shrine where Lakṣmī stands beside him; in the background, subtle symbolic presences of devas above and pitṛs receiving blessings below, showing one act honoring all realms.

Characters & Entities

• Hari
• Śrī (Lakṣmī)
• Devas
• Pitṛs

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Worship of Hari with devotion—especially through simple offerings like flowers—becomes a comprehensive honoring of gods, ancestors, and society.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

The verse occurs within the Nāgarakhaṇḍa Tīrthamāhātmya framework; the immediate focus here is the ritual principle rather than naming a single tirtha in this line.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Puṣpa-pūjā (flower worship) is prescribed, specifically directed to Hari together with Śrī.