Skanda Purana — Prabhasa Khanda, Shloka 26

Devanagari script

तस्य पुष्पैः फलैश्चैव सर्वं कार्यं प्रसिद्ध्यति । भक्षणाद्धारणाद्वापि सिद्धो भवति मानवः

Transliteration

tasya puṣpaiḥ phalaiścaiva sarvaṃ kāryaṃ prasiddhyati | bhakṣaṇāddhāraṇādvāpi siddho bhavati mānavaḥ

Translation

Par ses fleurs et ses fruits, toute œuvre s’accomplit avec succès. En les mangeant ou même en les portant sur soi, l’homme obtient la siddhi, l’accomplissement.

Word by Word

• तस्य: of it/of that (tree)
• तस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे/नपुंसकलिङ्गे, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (6th/Genitive), एकवचन

• पुष्पैः: with flowers
• पुष्पैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• फलैः: with fruits
• फलैः: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: फल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, तृतीया-विभक्ति (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन

• च: and
• च: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction: and)

• एव: indeed
• एव: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (emphasis)

• सर्वम्: all/entire
• सर्वम्: Visheshana (Adjectival/विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• कार्यम्: task/desired work
• कार्यम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन

• प्रसिद्ध्यति: is accomplished/succeeds
• प्रसिद्ध्यति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-सिध् (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; उपसर्गः प्र-

• भक्षणात्: from eating (it)
• भक्षणात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भक्षण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• धारणात्: from wearing/holding (it)
• धारणात्: Hetu (Cause/हेतु)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धारण (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्गे, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (5th/Ablative), एकवचन

• वा: or
• वा: Sambandha (Conjunction/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा (अव्यय)
• Form: विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय (or)

• अपि: even/also
• अपि: Sambandha (Particle/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि (अव्यय)
• Form: निपात (also/even)

• सिद्धः: accomplished/perfected
• सिद्धः: Visheshya-predicate (Predicate/विधेय)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सिद्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; विशेषणम्

• भवति: becomes
• भवति: Kriya (Verb/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)
• Form: लट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• मानवः: a man/human
• मानवः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानव (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्गे, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन

Speaker

Pulastya (contextual)

Tirtha Mahatmya

Tirtha: Tilaka-vṛkṣa (Arbuda)

Type: kshetra

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: null

Visual Art Cues

Scene: Devotees gather Tilaka blossoms and fruits with reverence; offerings are made, and a pilgrim keeps a flower as an amulet-like token of success.

Characters & Entities

• Tilaka tree
• puṣpa (flowers)
• phala (fruits)
• siddhi

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Association with tīrtha-linked sacred flora is presented as a dharmic support for success, reinforcing faith in sanctified geography and its blessings.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

Rūpatīrtha (within Arbuda Khaṇḍa, Prabhāsa Khaṇḍa), where the Tilaka tree is described as a source of auspicious power.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

Simple practices are implied: consuming (bhakṣaṇa) or wearing/keeping (dhāraṇa) the flowers/fruits as a devotional observance connected to the site.